U.S. patent number 11,292,990 [Application Number 14/997,115] was granted by the patent office on 2022-04-05 for solid and liquid textile-treating compositions.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Henkel IP & Holding GmbH. The grantee listed for this patent is Henkel IP & Holding GmbH. Invention is credited to Makarand S. Shevade, Ewa U. Sidwa, Alla Tartakovsky, David VanBlarcom.
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United States Patent |
11,292,990 |
VanBlarcom , et al. |
April 5, 2022 |
Solid and liquid textile-treating compositions
Abstract
Provided herein are solid textile treating compositions;
compositions containing colorants stabilized with one or more
colorant stabilizers; compositions containing colorants that do not
need to be stabilized by one or more colorant stabilizers; solid
wash cycle conditioning agents; liquid textile treating
compositions; cleaning agent compositions containing these; methods
of making these; methods of treating textiles with these; textiles
treated by these; containers containing the compositions; and
methods of visually designating when a composition has reached or
passed its pull date.
Inventors: |
VanBlarcom; David (Trumbull,
CT), Shevade; Makarand S. (Plainsboro, NJ), Tartakovsky;
Alla (Monroe, CT), Sidwa; Ewa U. (Stamford, CT) |
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Henkel IP & Holding GmbH |
Dusseldorf |
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Henkel IP & Holding GmbH
(Duesseldorf, DE)
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1000006215810 |
Appl.
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14/997,115 |
Filed: |
January 15, 2016 |
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US 20160160156 A1 |
Jun 9, 2016 |
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Sep 6, 2012 |
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Feb 14, 2012 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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C11D
7/3245 (20130101); C11D 3/10 (20130101); C11D
7/14 (20130101); C11D 3/2086 (20130101); C11D
7/265 (20130101); C11D 7/10 (20130101); C11D
3/3723 (20130101); C11D 17/0047 (20130101); C11D
3/3769 (20130101); C11D 3/50 (20130101); C11D
3/3715 (20130101); C11D 3/3707 (20130101); C11D
3/40 (20130101); C11D 3/2079 (20130101); C11D
1/62 (20130101); C11D 17/06 (20130101); C11D
3/0015 (20130101); C11D 7/12 (20130101); C11D
17/044 (20130101); C11D 17/0039 (20130101); C11D
3/221 (20130101); C11D 3/505 (20130101); C11D
3/33 (20130101); C11D 3/502 (20130101); C11D
3/373 (20130101); C11D 3/1253 (20130101); C11D
3/001 (20130101); C11D 3/046 (20130101); G01N
21/78 (20130101); B65D 85/808 (20130101); C11D
3/3753 (20130101); C11D 3/2075 (20130101); C11D
3/08 (20130101); Y10T 442/2303 (20150401); Y10T
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Current International
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C11D
3/00 (20060101); C11D 3/20 (20060101); C11D
7/12 (20060101); C11D 3/22 (20060101); C11D
3/10 (20060101); C11D 7/32 (20060101); C11D
7/14 (20060101); C11D 3/08 (20060101); C11D
3/33 (20060101); C11D 7/10 (20060101); B65D
85/808 (20060101); G01N 21/78 (20060101); C11D
1/62 (20060101); C11D 7/26 (20060101); C11D
3/12 (20060101); C11D 17/06 (20060101); C11D
3/04 (20060101); C11D 3/37 (20060101); C11D
3/50 (20060101); C11D 17/00 (20060101); C11D
17/04 (20060101); C11D 3/40 (20060101) |
Field of
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Primary Examiner: Higgins; Gerard
Assistant Examiner: Cortman, Jr.; Kevin C
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Deng; Bojuan
Parent Case Text
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims the benefit of the filing dates of
U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/531,540, filed Sep. 6, 2011,
and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/598,831, filed Feb. 14,
2012, the disclosures of both of which are incorporated by
reference herein in their entireties.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A liquid textile-treating composition, comprising: (a) from
about 65% by weight to about 80% by weight of a polyethylene
glycol; (b) an alcohol; (c) from about 15% by weight to about 25%
by weight of a fabric conditioning agent; and (d) water; wherein
the fabric conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting
of: ##STR00004## wherein R is an acyl group having a chain of
alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; wherein the chain is branched or
straight, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic, or optionally
interrupted by one or more heteroatoms; and wherein X is selected
from a group consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide; hydroxide,
phosphate, sulfate, sulfite, nitrate, phosphite, bisulfate,
carbonate, monohydrogen carbonate, monohydrogen phosphate,
dihydrogen phosphate, citrate, lactate, pyruvate, silicate,
ascorbate, nitrite, and acetate; wherein the combined ingredients
are in liquid form, and wherein the % by weight is based on the
weight of the composition.
2. The liquid textile-treating composition of claim 1, further
comprising a colorant.
3. The liquid textile-treating composition of claim 1, further
comprising a perfume.
4. The liquid textile-treating composition of claim 1, comprising:
(a) from about 1% by weight to about 5% by weight of the alcohol;
(b) from about 15% by weight to about 20% by weight of the fabric
conditioning agent; and (c) from about 5% by weight to about 12% by
weight of water; wherein the % by weight is based on the weight of
the composition.
5. The liquid textile-treating composition of claim 3, comprising
from about 3.500% by weight to about 11.00% by weight of the
perfume, wherein the % by weight is based on the weight of the
composition.
6. The liquid textile-treating composition of claim 4, wherein the
fabric conditioning agent is present at about 20% by weight.
7. A textile-treating composition, comprising: (a) from about 65%
by weight to about 80% by weight of a polyethylene glycol; (b) from
about 1% by weight to about 5% by weight of an alcohol; (c) from
about 10% by weight to about 25% by weight of a fabric conditioning
agent selected from the group consisting of: ##STR00005## wherein R
is an acyl group having a chain of alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl;
wherein the chain is branched or straight, substituted or
unsubstituted, cyclic, or optionally interrupted by one or more
heteroatoms; wherein X is selected from a group consisting of
chloride, bromide, iodide; hydroxide, phosphate, sulfate, sulfite,
nitrate, phosphite, bisulfate, carbonate, monohydrogen carbonate,
monohydrogen phosphate, dihydrogen phosphate, citrate, lactate,
pyruvate, silicate, ascorbate, nitrite and acetate; and (d) from
about 5% by weight to about 12% by weight of water; wherein the %
by weight is based on the weight of the composition.
8. The textile-treating composition of claim 7, further comprising
from about 0.0005% by weight to about 0.0100% by weight of a
colorant, and from about 0.0005% by weight to about 0.25% by weight
of a colorant stabilizer; wherein the colorant stabilizer is not a
polysaccharide.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
This application relates to solid or liquid textile-treating
compositions, as well as their use and manufacture. The application
also relates to cleaning agent compositions employing solid or
liquid textile-treating compositions, and their use and
manufacture.
Description of the Related Art
Textiles can become hard due to repeated washings. Also, after
washing, textiles can have an undesirable smell. To restore their
softness, improve their scent, or impart other desirable
properties, textiles are often treated by additional processes that
are separate from their washing. The treatments are separate
because the textile-treating compositions are often not compatible
with the washing detergent. These additional processes can be done,
for example, in the washer during an added rinse cycle, or in the
dryer. However, separate treatments have drawbacks. For example,
when a textile is treated with a liquid fabric softener, an
additional rinse cycle may be needed, which uses extra water and
electricity to power the washer. The use of extra water and
electricity can be detrimental to the environment. Also, some
separate treatments employ liquid compositions such as liquid
fabric softeners. These liquid compositions contain excess weight
and have excess volume imparted by an inert ingredient: water. The
water in the liquid compositions makes liquid compositions
expensive to transport and can generate excess container waste.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0082244 ("the
'244 application") relates to a solid, textile or skin care
composition which comprises a water-soluble carrier, a
textile-softening clay and a textile or skin care compound. The
compositions of the '244 application can contain colorants.
Preferred colorants are alleged to possess high storage stability,
are not affected by other composition ingredients, and do not color
treated textiles.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0042766 ("the
'766 application") relates to solid, textile care compositions
having a water-soluble carrier, a textile care compound, and a
perfume. The solid, textile care compositions can be present in
particulate form, and can be included in washing or cleaning
compositions. The compositions of the '766 application can contain
pigments or dyes. Preferred dyes are alleged to possess high
storage stability, are insensitive to other composition ingredients
and light, and do not color treated textiles.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0082066 ("the
'066 application") is drawn to solid fabric care compositions
comprising a water-soluble carrier, a water-soluble, polymer a
fabric care compound, a polysaccharide and a fragrance. The
water-soluble carrier is in particle form and is coated, with the
polysaccharide being incorporated at least partly into the coating.
The solid fabric care compositions can be included in washing or
cleaning products. The solid fabric care compositions of the '066
application can be colored. The '066 application discloses that " .
. . cellulose or its derivatives increase the color stability of
colored solid fabric care compositions."
Thus, there remains a need for solid, textile-treating compositions
that can be employed in the presence of a detergent while textiles
are washed.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The compositions, containers containing the compositions, methods,
and treated textiles provided are exemplary and are not intended to
limit the scope of the claimed embodiments.
One aspect of the claimed embodiments is the use of colorant
stabilizer(s) to stabilize colorant(s) in a solid or liquid
composition. As described herein, it has been discovered that
colorants widely thought to be stable were in fact unstable in
solid, particulate compositions such as solid, textile-treating
compositions ("STTCs"), and unstable in liquid compositions. The
present inventors found that colorant stabilizers, that were not
celluloses or cellulose derivatives, can be employed to stabilize
colorants in solid, particulate compositions such as STTCs, and
also in liquid compositions. It has also been discovered that in
solid compositions, particulate compositions, and in liquid
compositions, faded colorants could be "re-colorized" by the
addition of colorant stabilizers that were not celluloses or
cellulose derivatives.
In one embodiment is provided a solid, textile-treating composition
("STTC"). The STTC comprises a core, a coating that at least
partially surrounds the core, and a flow aid physically associated
with the coating such that the flow aid is partially or fully
exposed on an outer surface of the coating. The core can comprise a
carrier, which can be a water-soluble carrier. The core can be
water-soluble. The coating can comprise a water-soluble polymer, a
colorant, and a colorant stabilizer. The coating can also comprise
a perfume (which may also be referred to herein, interchangeably
and equivalently, as a fragrance). The flow aid can comprise a
fabric softener.
Cores, water-soluble cores, carriers, water-soluble carriers, or
STTCs can be particles. The particles can be free-flowing. The
particles can be small. Thus, STTCs can be free-flowing small
particles.
In a further embodiment is provided a cleaning agent composition
comprising a detergent and an STTC. The detergent can comprise a
surfactant.
Another provided embodiment is a container containing the cleaning
agent composition or the STTC. Such containers can include, but are
not limited to, pouches or other container forms comprising or made
from thin films, such as polyvinylalcohol (PVOH) films. In certain
such embodiments, the container containing the cleaning agent
composition or the STTC can be in the form of a single-dose package
suitable for addition to the washing machine at the beginning of
the wash cycle.
A further embodiment is a method of perfuming a textile with an
STTC.
Another embodiment is a method of softening a textile with an
STTC.
Another embodiment is a method of perfuming a textile, e.g.,
delivering a fragrance to a textile, with an STTC.
Yet another embodiment is a method of perfuming and softening a
textile with an STTC.
An additional embodiment is a method of cleaning a textile with a
cleaning agent composition.
Another embodiment is a textile cleaned or perfumed or softened by
an STTC.
An additional embodiment is a textile cleaned with a cleaning agent
composition.
A further embodiment is a method of stabilizing a colorant in a
granular composition, or in a solid composition, or in a liquid
composition, where the colorant is stabilized by incorporating a
colorant stabilizer in the composition.
Another embodiment is a method of visually designating when a
granular composition, or a solid composition, or a liquid
composition, has reached or passed its pull date by determining
whether or when the composition becomes substantially
colorless.
An additional embodiment includes a method of making a cleaning
agent composition comprising blending a detergent with an STTC, a
solid composition, a liquid composition, or a granular
composition.
A further embodiment includes a method of making an STTC comprising
at least partially coating a core to form a coated core and
applying a flow aid to the at least partially coated core to form
the STTC.
Another embodiment includes cleaning agent compositions or STTCs
made by these methods.
A further embodiment is a solid textile-treating composition
("STTC"), comprising:
a water-soluble core comprising a water-soluble carrier;
a coating that at least partially covers the water-soluble core,
the coating comprising
a water-soluble polymer;
a colorant selected from the group consisting of Acid Blue 80, Acid
Red 52, Acid Violet 48, and combinations thereof; and
a flow aid physically associated with the coating such that the
flow aid is partially or fully exposed on an outer surface of the
coating; wherein the composition does not contain a colorant
stabilizer. Surprisingly, it has been found that Acid Blue 80, Acid
Red 52, and Acid Violet 48, do not display significant
discoloration over time in STTCs and thereby do not require a
colorant stabilizer.
A further embodiment includes a solid wash cycle conditioning agent
("SWCCA") that includes: a) a non-ionic surfactant, which can be an
EO/PO block copolymer, or a polysorbate, or a combination of these
materials, wherein the non-ionic surfactant is a solid at about
25.degree. C., wherein the non-ionic surfactant can have an HLB
value of about 20 or more, and wherein the non-ionic surfactant can
have a weight average molecular weight ranging from about 3,000 to
about 12,000; and b) a fabric conditioning agent which can be, for
example, a quaternary ammonium salt. The SWCCA can optionally
include one or more plasticizers; one or more colorants; one or
more colorant stabilizers; and/or one or more perfumes. It has been
surprisingly found that solid wash cycle conditioning agents
possess the ability to dissolve in cold water in a laundry wash
cycle. Depending on the particle size of the SWCCA, the SWCCA may
also optionally include a disintegrating agent, for example, as the
particle size increases. The SWCCA can take a variety of shapes
including pastilles, crystals, powders, pulverized powders, spray
dried powders, agglomerated powders, checkers, round discs and
tablets.
Another embodiment includes methods of making SWCCAs.
An additional embodiment includes methods of treating textiles with
SWCCAs.
A further embodiment includes SWCCAs in the form of unit doses.
A further embodiment includes unit doses.
An additional embodiment includes a liquid textile treating
composition ("LTTC"). The LTTC includes: a) one or more
polyethylene glycols; b) one or more alcohols, that can be, for
example, polyols; c) water; d) a fabric conditioning agent which
can be, for example, a quaternary ammonium salt. The LTTC can
optionally include one or more colorants; one or more colorant
stabilizers; and/or one or more perfumes.
A further embodiment includes methods of making LTTCs.
Another embodiment includes methods of treating textiles with
LTTCs.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE
FIG. 1 shows inventive embodiments in different physical forms.
The patent or application file contains at least one drawing
executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application
publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office
upon request and payment of necessary fee.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Definitions
All of the various aspects, embodiments, and options disclosed
herein can be combined in any and all variants unless otherwise
specified.
As used herein, "a" means one or more unless otherwise
specified.
Open terms such as "include," "including," "contain," "containing"
and the like mean "comprising."
The act of treating a textile can refer to, for example, one or
more of: i) applying a perfume to a textile; ii) softening a
textile; iii) applying a perfume to and softening a textile; iv)
cleaning a textile; v) rendering the textile resistant to static
build up during drying; or vi) cleaning a textile and applying a
perfume to and softening a textile and rendering the textile
resistant to static build up during drying; or any combination
thereof.
Terms in this application control in the event of a conflict with a
patent or publication term that is incorporated by reference.
The term "or" can be conjunctive or disjunctive.
Some inventive embodiments contemplate numerical ranges. Every
numerical range provided herein includes the range endpoints as
individual inventive embodiments. When a numerical range is
provided, all individual values and subranges therein are present
as if explicitly written out.
The term "substantially colorless" means that a colorant in an STTC
or granular composition has lost most its ability to color the STTC
or composition such that the STTC or composition appears to be
predominantly the color of its core or coating or flow aid or
ingredients.
The term "colorless" means that a colorant in an STTC or granular
composition has lost its ability to color the STTC or composition
such that the STTC or composition appears to be the color of its
core or coating or flow aid or ingredients.
The term "pull date" means the expiration date of a product.
Discussion
Solid Textile-Treating Compositions
In one embodiment, provided is a solid textile-treating composition
("STTC"). The STTC can be used, for example to treat a textile.
In one embodiment, the STTC has a core that incorporates a carrier;
a coating that at least partially covers the core; and a flow aid
physically associated with the coating such that the flow aid is
partially or fully exposed on an outer surface of the coating. The
carrier or the core can be water-soluble. The coating includes a
water-soluble polymer, a colorant, and a colorant stabilizer. The
coating can further incorporate a perfume. The flow aid can include
a fabric softener. And the STTC can further include additives.
The core or water-soluble core can contain ingredients or materials
other than the carrier or water-soluble carrier. Alternatively, the
core or water-soluble core can be the carrier or water-soluble
carrier.
The STTC, in one embodiment, does not include a cellulose, a
polysaccharide, alginic acid, algenic acid, or any combination
thereof.
In one embodiment, the STTC does not comprise a fabric
softener.
Cores, water-soluble cores, carriers, water-soluble carriers, or
STTCs can be particles. The particles can be free-flowing. The
particles can be small. Thus, an STTC can be a free-flowing small
particle.
Cores and Carriers
A core may contain one or more carriers. The carrier can be, for
example, an inorganic alkali metal salt, an inorganic alkaline
earth metal salt, an organic alkali metal salt, an organic alkaline
earth metal salt, a carbohydrate, a silicate, a urea, or any
combination thereof.
Desirable carrier materials may be fully water-soluble.
Thus, in one embodiment, the core is a water-soluble core that
comprises a water-soluble carrier. In other embodiments, the core
is a water-soluble core that consists of a water-soluble carrier.
In this case, the water-soluble core is the water-soluble
carrier.
On the other hand, some desirable carriers may be water-insoluble
or only partially water-soluble. Thus, in some embodiments, the
core may comprise or consist of partially water-soluble carriers or
water-insoluble carriers.
The water-soluble carrier can be, for example, a water-soluble
inorganic alkali metal salt, a water-soluble alkaline earth metal
salt, a water-soluble organic alkali metal salt, a water-soluble
organic alkaline earth metal salt, a water-soluble carbohydrate, a
water-soluble silicate, a water-soluble urea, or any combination
thereof.
Alkali metal salts can be, for example, salts of lithium, sodium,
potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, or any combination
thereof.
Useful alkali metal salts can be, for example, alkali metal
fluorides, chlorides, bromides, iodides, sulfates, bisulfates,
phosphates, monohydrogen phosphates, dihydrogen phosphates,
carbonates, monohydrogen carbonates, acetates, citrates, lactates,
pyruvates, silicates, ascorbates, or any combination thereof.
Alkali metal salts can include, for example, sodium fluoride,
sodium chloride, sodium bromide, sodium iodide, sodium sulfate,
sodium bisulfate, sodium phosphate, sodium monohydrogen phosphate,
sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen
carbonate, sodium acetate, sodium citrate, sodium lactate, sodium
tartrate, sodium silicate, sodium ascorbate, potassium fluoride,
potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium iodide, potassium
sulfate, potassium bisulfate, potassium phosphate, potassium
monohydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium
carbonate, potassium monohydrogen carbonate, potassium acetate,
potassium citrate, potassium lactate, potassium tartrate, potassium
silicate, potassium ascorbate, or any combination thereof.
Alkaline earth metal salts include, for example, salts of
beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, or any
combination thereof.
Alkaline earth metal salts can be, for example, alkaline metal
fluorides, chlorides, bromides, iodides, sulfates, bisulfates,
phosphates, monohydrogen phosphates, dihydrogen phosphates,
carbonates, monohydrogen carbonates, acetates, citrates, lactates,
pyruvates, silicates, ascorbates, or any combination thereof.
Alkaline earth metal salts can include, for example, magnesium
fluoride, magnesium chloride, magnesium bromide, magnesium iodide,
magnesium sulfate, magnesium phosphate, magnesium monohydrogen
phosphate, magnesium dihydrogen phosphate, magnesium carbonate,
magnesium monohydrogen carbonate, magnesium acetate, magnesium
citrate, magnesium lactate, magnesium tartrate, magnesium silicate,
magnesium ascorbate, calcium fluoride, calcium chloride, calcium
bromide, calcium iodide, calcium sulfate, calcium phosphate,
calcium monohydrogen phosphate, calcium dihydrogen phosphate,
calcium carbonate, calcium monohydrogen carbonate, calcium acetate,
calcium citrate, calcium lactate, calcium tartrate, calcium
silicate, calcium ascorbate, or any combination thereof.
Inorganic salts, such as inorganic alkali metal salts and inorganic
alkaline earth metal salts, do not contain carbon.
Organic salts, such as organic alkali metal salts and organic
alkaline earth metal salts, contain carbon.
In one embodiment, the organic salt can be an alkali metal salt or
an alkaline earth metal salt of sorbic acid (i.e., a sorbate).
Sorbates can include, for example, sodium sorbate, potassium
sorbate, magnesium sorbate, calcium sorbate, or any combination
thereof.
The water-soluble carrier can be, for example, a water-soluble
inorganic alkali metal salt, a water-soluble organic alkali metal
salt, a water-soluble inorganic alkaline earth metal salt, a
water-soluble organic alkaline earth metal salt, a water-soluble
carbohydrate, a water-soluble silicate, a water-soluble urea, or
any combination thereof.
The carrier or water soluble-soluble carrier can be, for example,
sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium
chloride, sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, magnesium sulfate,
sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate,
potassium hydrogen carbonate, sodium acetate, potassium acetate,
sodium citrate, potassium citrate, sodium tartrate, potassium
tartrate, potassium sodium tartrate, calcium lactate, water glass,
sodium silicate, potassium silicate, dextrose, fructose, galactose,
isoglucose, glucose, sucrose, raffinose, isomalt, xylitol, candy
sugar, coarse sugar, or any combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the carrier or water-soluble carrier is sodium
chloride.
In one embodiment, the carrier or water-soluble carrier is table
salt.
In one embodiment, the carrier or water-soluble carrier is pretzel
salt.
In one embodiment, the carrier or water-soluble carrier is Kleer
salt.
In one embodiment, the carrier or water-soluble carrier is rock
salt.
In one embodiment, the carrier or water-soluble carrier is sea
salt.
In one embodiment, the carrier or water-soluble carrier is solar
salt with YPS (yellow prussiate of soda) (available from Morton
Salt, Inc.; Chicago, Ill.).
In one embodiment, the carrier or water-soluble carrier is a
combination of sodium chloride and at least one of magnesium
carbonate, potassium iodide, potassium iodidate, or any combination
thereof.
In one embodiment, the core is a particle. The coating and the flow
aid are then applied to the core to form an STTC that is also a
particle. STTCs can thus be a collection of particles. STTCs can be
made up of particles where each particle contains the same
ingredients. Alternatively, an STTC can be a mixture of two or more
distinct STTC particles where each distinct STTC particle has a
different ingredient composition. When this is the case, the
distinct STTC particles in the STTC composition can differ by one,
or two, or three, or more ingredients.
Particle size can be measured across the longest distance (length)
of a particle. The particle size can be an average particle
size.
The particle size or average particle size can range, for example,
from about 0.1 mm to about 50 mm. Particle size can be for example,
individually, cores, water-soluble cores, carriers, water-soluble
carriers, or STTCs.
The particle size or average particle size can range, for example,
from about 0.1 mm to 45 mm, from about 0.1 mm to about 40 mm, about
0.1 mm to about 35 mm, about 0.1 mm to about 30 mm, about 0.1 mm to
about 25 mm, about 0.1 mm to about 20 mm, about 0.1 mm to about 15
mm, about 0.1 mm to about 10 mm, or about 0.1 to about 5 mm.
The particle size or average particle size can range, for example,
from about 0.5 mm to about 50 mm, from about 1 mm to about 50 mm,
about 5 mm to about 50 mm, about 10 mm to about 50 mm, about 15 mm
to about 50 mm, about 20 mm to about 50 mm, about 25 mm to about 50
mm, about 30 mm to about 50 mm, about 35 mm to about 50 mm, about
40 mm to about 50 mm, or about 45 mm to about 50 mm.
The particle size or average particle size can range, from example,
from about 20 mm to about 30 mm, about 15 mm to about 35 mm, about
10 mm to about 40 mm, or about 5 mm to about 45 mm.
The particle size or average particle size can be, for example,
about 0.2 mm, about 0.3 mm, about 0.4 mm, about 0.5 mm, about 0.6
mm, about 0.7 mm, about 0.8 mm, about 0.9 mm, about 1 mm, about 2
mm, about 3 mm, about 4 mm, about 5 mm, about 6 mm, about 7 mm,
about 8 mm, about 9 mm, about 10 mm, about 11 mm, about 12 mm,
about 13 mm, about 14 mm, about 15 mm, about 16 mm, about 17 mm,
about 18 mm, about 19 mm, about 20 mm, about 21 mm, about 22 mm,
about 23 mm, about 24 mm, about 25 mm, about 26 mm, about 27 mm,
about 28 mm, about 29 mm, about 30 mm, about 31 mm, about 32 mm,
about 33 mm, about 34 mm, about 35 mm, about 36 mm, about 37 mm,
about 38 mm, about 39 mm, about 40 mm, about 41 mm, about 42 mm,
about 43 mm, about 44 mm, about 45 mm, about 46 mm, about 47 mm,
about 48 mm, or about 49 mm.
In one embodiment, the STTC, core, water-soluble core, carrier, or
water-soluble carrier can, independently, be a nanoparticle. The
nanoparticle's particle size or average particle size can,
independently, be a positive particle size or average particle size
of, for example about 10,000 nm or less, about 9,000 nm or less,
about 8,000 nm or less, about 7,000 nm or less, about 6,000 nm or
less, about 5,000 nm or less, about 4,000 nm or less, about 3,000
nm or less, about 2,000 nm or less, about 1000 nm or less, about
900 nm or less, about 800 nm or less, about 700 nm or less, about
600 nm or less, about 500 nm or less, about 400 nm or less, about
300 nm or less, about 200 nm or less, about 100 nm or less, about
90 nm or less, about 80 nm or less, about 70 nm or less, about 60
nm or less, about 50 nm or less, about 40 nm or less, about 30 nm
or less, about 20 nm or less, about 10 nm or less, about 5 nm or
less, or about 1 nm or less.
The nanoparticle's particle size or average particle size can
independently be, for example, from about 10,000 nm to about 1 nm,
about 9,000 nm to about 1 nm, about 8,000 nm to about 1 nm, about
7,000 nm to about 1 nm, about 6,000 nm to about 1 nm, about 5,000
nm to about 1 nm, about 4,000 nm to about 1 nm, about 3,000 nm to
about 1 nm, about 2,000 nm to about 1 nm, about 1,000 nm to about 1
nm, about 900 nm to about 1 nm, about 800 nm to about 1 nm, about
700 nm to about 1 nm, about 600 nm to about 1 nm, about 500 nm to
about 1 nm, about 400 nm to about 1 nm, about 300 nm to about 1 nm,
about 200 nm to about 1 nm, about 100 nm to about 1 nm, about 90 nm
to about 1 nm, about 80 nm to about 1 nm, about 70 nm to about 1
nm, about 60 nm to about 1 nm, about 50 nm to about 1 nm, about 40
nm to about 1 nm, about 30 nm to about 1 nm, about 20 nm to about 1
nm or about 10 nm to about 1 nm.
The nanoparticle's particle size or average particle size can
independently be, for example, from about 1 nm to about 10,000 nm,
from about 10 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 20 nm to about
10,000 nm, from about 30 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 40 nm to
about 10,000 nm, from about 50 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 60
nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 70 nm to about 10,000 nm, from
about 80 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 90 nm to about 10,000
nm, from about 100 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 200 nm to
about 10,000 nm, from about 300 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about
400 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 500 nm to about 10,000 nm,
from about 600 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 700 nm to about
10,000 nm, from about 800 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 900 nm
to about 10,000 nm, from about 1,000 nm to about 10,000 nm, from
about 2,000 to about 10,000 nm, from about 3,000 to about 10,000
nm, from about 4,000 to about 10,000 nm, from about 5,000 nm to
about 10,000 nm, from about 6,000 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about
7,000 nm to about 10,000 nm, from about 8,000 nm to about 10,000
nm, or from about 9,000 nm to about 10,000 nm.
The nanoparticle's particle size or average particle size can
independently be, for example, about 1 nm, about 10 nm, about 20
nm, about 30 nm, about 40 nm, about 50 nm, about 60 nm, about 70
nm, about 80 nm, about 90 nm, about 100 nm, about 200 nm, about 300
nm, about 400 nm, about 500 nm, about 600 nm, about 700 nm, about
800 nm, about 900 nm, about 1,000 nm, about 2,000 nm, about 3,000
nm, about 4,000 nm, about 5,000 nm, about 6,000 nm, about 7,000 nm,
about 8,000 nm, about 9,000 nm, or about 10,000 nm.
The shape of the core, carrier, water-soluble carrier, the
water-soluble core, or the STTC individually, is not limited. The
shape, individually, can be, for example, cubic, conical,
spherical, an oblate spheroid, a prolate spheroid, irregular,
fractal, star shaped, box shaped, heart shaped, diamond shaped,
club shaped, spade shaped, disc shaped, or any combination
thereof.
The core, carrier, water-soluble carrier or water-soluble core can,
individually, be crystalline. The crystal can contain,
individually, for example, a crystal lattice that is cubic,
isometric, tetragonal, orthorhombic, hexagonal, trigonal,
triclinic, or monoclinic.
The core, carrier, water-soluble carrier or water-soluble core can
comprise, individually, for example, from about 50% by weight to
about 95% by weight of the STTC.
The core, carrier, water-soluble carrier or water-soluble core can
comprise, individually, for example, about 51% by weight, about 52%
by weight, about 53% by weight, about 54% by weight, about 55% by
weight, about 56% by weight, about 57% by weight, about 58% by
weight, about 59% by weight, about 60% by weight, about 61% by
weight, about 62% by weight, about 63% by weight, about 64% by
weight, about 65% by weight, about 66% by weight, about 67% by
weight, about 68% by weight, about 69% by weight, about 70% by
weight, about 71% by weight, about 72% by weight, about 73% by
weight, about 74% by weight, about 75% by weight, about 76% by
weight, about 77% by weight, about 78% by weight, about 79% by
weight, about 80% by weight, about 81% by weight, about 82% by
weight, about 83% by weight, about 84% by weight, about 85% by
weight, about 86% by weight, about 87% by weight, about 88% by
weight, about 89% by weight, about 90% by weight, about 91% by
weight, about 92% by weight, about 93% by weight, or about 94% by
weight, based on the total weight of the STTC.
Coatings
In one embodiment, the coating comprises a water-soluble polymer, a
colorant, and a colorant stabilizer.
In a further embodiment, the coating further comprises a perfume
(which is also referred to herein equivalently and interchangeably
as, and will also be understood by those of ordinary skill in the
art to be equivalent to and interchangeable with, the term
"fragrance").
In an additional embodiment, the coating comprises a flow aid.
In another embodiment, at least some coating ingredients are
homogeneously mixed.
In a further embodiment, at least some coating ingredients are not
homogeneously mixed.
In one embodiment, the coating partially coats the core.
In another embodiment, the coating completely coats the core.
In one embodiment, the water-soluble polymer, colorant, colorant
stabilizer and optionally the perfume are homogeneously mixed.
In one embodiment, the water-soluble polymer, the colorant, the
colorant stabilizer, and optionally the perfume are not
homogeneously mixed.
In a further embodiment, all coating ingredients except the flow
aid are homogeneously mixed in the coating.
In another embodiment, the coating further comprises a flow
aid.
In a further embodiment, the flow aid is homogenously mixed with
the other ingredients in the coating.
In one embodiment, the coating does not comprise a polysaccharide.
In one embodiment, the coating does not comprise a cellulose.
In embodiment, the coating does not comprise alginic acid. In one
embodiment, the coating does not comprise algenic acid.
United States Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0082066 ("the
'066 application") discloses that " . . . cellulose or its
derivatives increase the stability of colored solid fabric care
compositions." Applicants have found that colorant stabilizers,
that are not celluloses or cellulose derivatives, can increase the
stability of colored solid fabric care compositions (e.g.,
STTCs).
Thus, in one embodiment, at least some of the colorant in an STTC
or solid composition is stabilized by a colorant stabilizer that is
not a polysaccharide, a cellulose, an alginic acid, an algenic
acid, or any combination of these. For example, in the coating of
an STTC, at least some of the colorant is stabilized by a colorant
stabilizer that is not a polysaccharide, a cellulose, an alginic
acid, an algenic acid, or any combination of these.
In one embodiment, the coating has a thickness ranging from about
0.0001 mm to about 20 mm. The coating thickness can be an average
of the thickest and thinnest portions of the coating added together
and divided by two.
For example, the coating thickness can be about 0.0001 mm, about
0.01 mm, about 0.1 mm, about 1 mm, about 2 mm, about 3 mm, about 4
mm, about 5 mm, about 6 mm, about 7 mm, about 8 mm, about 9 mm,
about 10 mm, about 11 mm, about 12 mm, about 13 mm, about 14 mm,
about 15 mm, about 16 mm, about 17 mm, about 18 mm, or about 19
mm.
The coating thickness can range, for example, from about 0.0001 mm
to about 18 mm, from about 0.0001 mm to about 16 mm, about 0.0001
mm to about 14 mm, about 0.0001 mm to about 12 mm, about 0.0001 mm
to about 10 mm, about 0.0001 mm to about 8 mm, about 0.0001 mm to
about 6 mm, about 0.0001 mm to about 4 mm, about 0.0001 mm to about
2 mm, about 0.0001 mm to about 1 mm, about 0.0001 mm to about 0.1
mm, or about 0.0001 mm to about 0.01 mm.
The coating thickness can range, for example, from about 0.01 mm to
about 20 mm, about 0.1 mm to about 20 mm, about 1 mm to 20 mm,
about 2 mm to about 20 mm, about 4 mm to about 20 mm, about 6 mm to
about 20 mm, about 8 mm to about 20 mm, about 10 mm to about 20 mm,
about 12 mm to about 20 mm, about 14 mm to about 20 mm, about 16 mm
to about 20 mm, or about 18 mm to about 20 mm.
The coating thickness can range, for example, from about 8 mm to
about 12 mm, about 7 mm to about 13 mm, about 6 mm to about 14 mm,
about 5 mm to about 15 mm, about 4 mm to about 16 mm, about 3 mm to
about 17 mm, about 2 mm to about 18 mm, or about 1 mm to about 19
mm.
Water-Soluble Polymers
The water-soluble polymer can have, independently, a melting point
temperature or a softening point temperature ranging, for example,
from about 45.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C. Melting point
temperature refers to the temperature at which the water-soluble
polymer transitions from a solid state to liquid (free-flowing)
state. Softening point temperature refers to the temperature at
which the water-soluble polymer transitions from a solid state to a
rubbery to viscous melt. Melting point temperature ranges and
softening point temperature ranges of some water-soluble polymers
can be found in U.S. Patent Application Publication Nos.
2009/0042766 and 2009/0082244. The disclosures of U.S. Patent
Application Publication Nos. 2009/0042766 and 2009/0082244 are
incorporated by reference in their entireties.
The water-soluble polymer can have, individually, a melting point
temperature or a softening point temperature ranging, for example,
from about 45.degree. C. to about 275.degree. C., about 75.degree.
C. to about 250.degree. C., about 100.degree. C. to about
225.degree. C., about 125.degree. C. to about 200.degree. C., or
about 150.degree. C. to about 175.degree. C.
The water-soluble polymer can have, individually, a melting point
temperature or a softening point temperature ranging, for example,
from about 45.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C., about 75.degree.
C. to about 300.degree. C., about 100.degree. C. to about
300.degree. C., about 125.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C., about
150.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C., about 175.degree. C. to
about 300.degree. C., about 200.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C.,
about 225.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C., about 250.degree. C.
to about 300.degree. C., or about 275.degree. C. to about
300.degree. C.
The water-soluble polymer can have, individually, a melting point
temperature or a softening point temperature ranging, for example,
from about 45.degree. C. to about 275.degree. C., about 45.degree.
C. to about 250.degree. C., about 45.degree. C. to about
225.degree. C., about 45.degree. C. to about 200.degree. C., about
45.degree. C. to about 175.degree. C., about 45.degree. C. to about
150.degree. C., about 45.degree. C. to about 125.degree. C., about
45.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C., or about 45.degree. C. to
about 75.degree. C.
The water-soluble polymer can have, individually, a melting point
temperature or a softening point temperature ranging of, for
example, about 45.degree. C., about 50.degree. C., about 55.degree.
C., about 60.degree. C., about 65.degree. C., about 70.degree. C.,
about 75.degree. C., about 80.degree. C., about 85.degree. C.,
about 90.degree. C., about 95.degree. C., about 100.degree. C.,
about 105.degree. C., about 110.degree. C., about 115.degree. C.,
about 120.degree. C., about 125.degree. C., about 130.degree. C.,
about 135.degree. C., about 140.degree. C., about 145.degree. C.,
about 150.degree. C., about 155.degree. C., about 160.degree. C.,
about 165.degree. C., about 170.degree. C., about 175.degree. C.,
about 180.degree. C., about 185.degree. C., about 190.degree. C.,
about 195.degree. C., about 200.degree. C., about 205.degree. C.,
about 210.degree. C., about 220.degree. C., about 225.degree. C.,
about 230.degree. C., about 235.degree. C., about 240.degree. C.,
about 245.degree. C., about 250.degree. C., about 255.degree. C.,
about 260.degree. C., about 265.degree. C., about 270.degree. C.,
about 275.degree. C., about 280.degree. C., about 285.degree. C.,
about 290.degree. C., or about 295.degree. C.
The water-soluble polymer can be, for example, a polyalkylene
glycol, a polyethylene glycol, a polyethylene terephthalate, a
polyvinyl alcohol, or any combination of these.
In one embodiment, the water soluble polymer can be a water-soluble
colorant polymer.
In one embodiment, the composition can comprise the core or water
soluble core comprising the carrier or water soluble carrier; a
coating that at least partially covers the core or water-soluble
core wherein the coating can comprise a water soluble-colorant
polymer, and a colorant stabilizer; and a flow aid physically
associated with the coating such that the flow aid is partially or
fully exposed on an outer surface of the coating.
The amount of the water-soluble colorant polymer can be, for
example, the same as the amount of the water-soluble polymer
disclosed herein, the amount of the colorant disclosed herein, or
can be a combination amount equivalent to a total amount of the
water-soluble polymer and colorant disclosed herein.
The water-soluble colorant polymer can be, for example, acidic,
basic, or neutral.
The water-soluble colorant polymer can, for example, have a net
negative charge, a net positive charge, or a net neutral
charge.
The water-soluble colorant polymer can, for example, have a weight
average molecular weight that is the same as the polyethylene
glycol (PEG) molecular weight discussed herein.
The water-soluble polymer can be contained in the STTC in an amount
ranging, for example, from about 5% by weight to about 20% by
weight, based on the weight of the STTC.
The water-soluble polymer can be contained in the STTC in an
amount, for example, of about 6% by weight, about 7% by weight,
about 8% by weight, about 9% by weight, about 10% by weight, about
11% by weight, about 12% by weight, about 13% by weight, about 14%
by weight, about 15% by weight, about 16% by weight, about 17% by
weight, about 18% by weight, or about 19% by weight, based on the
weight of the STTC.
The water-soluble polymer can be, for example, a polyethylene
glycol ("PEG"). The PEG can have a weight average molecular weight
ranging, for example, from about 300 to about 10,000,000. Suitable
PEGs can have a weight average molecular weight of, for example,
about 300, about 400, about 500, about 600, about 700, about 800,
about 900, about 1,000, about 2,000, about 3,000, about 4,000,
about 5,000, about 6,000, about 7,000, about 8,000, about 9,000,
about 10,000, about 11,000, about 15,000, about 20,000, about
25,000, about 30,000, about 35,000, about 40,000, about 45,000,
about 50,000, about 55,000, about 60,000, about 65,000, about
70,000, about 75,000, about 80,000, about 85,000 about 90,000,
about 95,000, about 100,000, about 200,000, about 300,000, about
400,000, about 500,000, about 600,000, about 700,000, about
800,000, about 900,000, about 1,000,000, about 2,000,000, about
3,000,000, about 4,000,000, about 5,000,000, about 6,000,000, about
7,000,000, about 8,000,000, about 9,000,000 or about
10,000,000.
The PEG can have a weight average molecular weight ranging, for
example, from about 300 to about 10,000,000, from about 400 to
about 10,000,00, from about 500 to about 10,000,000, from about 600
to about 10,000,000, from about 700 to about 10,000,000, from about
800 to about 10,000,000, from about 900 to about 10,000,000, from
about 1,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 2,000 to about
10,000,000, from about 3,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 4,000
to about 10,000,000, from about 5,000 to about 10,000,000, from
about 6,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 7,000 to about
10,000,000, from about 8,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 9,000
to about 10,000,000, from about 10,000 to about 10,000,000, from
about from about 20,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 30,000 to
about 10,000,000, from about 40,000 to about 10,000,000, from about
50,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 60,000 to about 10,000,000,
from about 70,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 80,000 to about
10,000,000, from about 90,000 to about 10,000,000, from about
100,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 200,000 to about
10,000,000, from about 300,000 to about 10,000,000, from about
400,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 500,000 to about
10,000,000, from about 6000,000 to about 10,000,000, from about
700,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 800,000 to about
10,000,000, from about 900,000 to about 10,000,000, from about
1,000,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 2,000,000 to about
10,000,000, from about 3,000,000 to about 10,000,000, from about
4,000,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 5,000,000 to about
10,000,000, from about 6,000,000 to about 10,000,000, from about
7,000,000 to about 10,000,000, from about 8,000,000 to about
10,000,000, or from about 9,000,000 to about 10,000,000.
The PEG can have a weight average molecular weight, for example,
ranging from about 300 to about 10,000,000, from about 300 to about
9,000,000, from about 300 to about 8,000,000, from about 300 to
about 7,000,000, from about 300 to about 6,000,000, from about 300
to about 5,000,000, from about 300 to about 4,000,000, from about
300 to about 3,000,000, from about 300 to about 2,000,000, from
about 300 to about 1,000,000, from about 300 to about 900,000, from
about 300 to about 800,000, from about 300 to about 700,000, from
about 300 to about 600,000, from about 300 to about 500,000, from
about 300 to about 400,000, from about 300 to about 300,000, from
about 300 to about 200,000, from about 300 to about 100,000, from
about 300 to about 90,000, from about 300 to about 80,000, from
about 300 to about 70,000, from about 300 to about 60,000, from
about 300 to about 50,000, from about 300 to about 40,000, from
about 300 to about 30,000, from about 300 to about 20,000, from
about 300 to about 10,000, from about 300 to about 5,000, from
about 300 to about 1,000, from about 300 to about 900, from about
300 to about 800, from about 300 to about 700, from about 300 to
about 600, from about 300 to about 500, or from about 300 to about
400.
The PEG can have a weight average molecular weight ranging, for
example, from about 3,000 to about 11,000, about 3,000 to about
10,000, about 3,000 to about 9,000, about 3,000 to about 8,000,
about 3,000 to about 7,000, about 3,000 to about 6,000, about 3,000
to about 5,000, or about 3,000 to about 4,000.
The PEG can have a weight average molecular weight ranging, for
example, from about 4,000 to about 12,000, about 5,000 to about
12,000, about 6,000 to about 12,000, about 7,000 to about 12,000,
about 8,000 to about 12,000, about 9,000 to about 12,000, about
10,000 to about 12,000 or about 11,000 to about 12,000.
The PEG can have a weight average molecular weight ranging, for
example, from about 7,000 to about 8,000, about 6,000 to about
9,000, about 5,000 to about 10,000, or about 4,000 to about
11,000.
Examples of PEGs are found in U.S. Pat. No. 7,871,976, which is
incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The water-soluble polymer can be, for example, a polyethylene
terephthalate.
The polyethylene terephthalate can be, for example, a
polyester.
The water-soluble polymer, can be, for example, a polyvinyl
alcohol. The polyvinyl alcohol can have, for example, a weight
average molecular weight ranging from about 500 to about
100,000.
The weight average molecular weight of the polyvinyl alcohol can
be, for example, about 600, about 700, about 800, about 900, about
1,000, about 5,000, about 10,000, about 15,000, about 20,000, about
25,000, about 30,000, about 35,000, about 40,000, about 45,000,
about 50,000, about 55,000, about 60,000, about 65,000, about
70,000, about 75,000, about 80,000, about 85,000, about 90,000 or
about 95,000.
The weight average molecular weight of the polyvinyl alcohol can
range, for example, from about 1,000 to about 100,000, about 5,000
to about 100,000, about 10,000 to about 100,000, about 15,000 to
about 100,000, about 20,000 to about 100,000, about 25,000 to about
100,000, about 30,000 to about 100,000, about 35,000 to about
100,000, about 40,000 to about 100,000, about 45,000 to about
100,000, about 50,000 to about 100,000, about 55,000 to about
100,000, about 60,000 to about 100,000, about 65,000 to about
100,000, about 70,000 to about 100,000, about 75,000 to about
100,000, about 80,000 to about 100,000, about 85,000 to about
100,000, about 90,000 to about 100,000, or about 95,000 to about
100,000.
The weight average molecular weight of the polyvinyl alcohol can
range, for example, from about 1,000 to about 95,000, about 1,000
to about 90,000, about 1,000 to about 85,000, about 1,000 to about
80,000, about 1,000 to about 75,000, about 1,000 to about 70,000,
about 1,000 to about 65,000, about 1,000 to about 60,000, about
1,000 to about 55,000, about 1,000 to about 50,000, about 1,000 to
about 45,000, about 1,000 to about 40,000, about 1,000 to about
35,000, about 1,000 to about 30,000, about 1,000 to about 25,000,
about 1,000 to about 20,000, about 1,000 to about 15,000, about
1,000 to about 10,000, or about 1,000 to 5,000.
In one embodiment, the weight average molecular weight of the
polyvinyl alcohol can range, for example, from about 40,000 to
about 60,000, about 35,000 to about 65,000, about 30,000 to about
70,000, about 25,000 to about 75,000, about 20,000 to about 80,000,
about 15,000 to about 85,000, or about 10,000 to about 90,000.
The polyvinyl alcohol can have a degree of hydrolysis ranging, for
example, from about 87 mol % to about 98 mol %.
The polyvinyl alcohol can have a degree of hydrolysis of, for
example, about 87 mol %, about 88 mol %, about 89 mol %, about 90
mol %, about 91 mol %, about 92 mol %, about 93 mol %, about 94 mol
%, about 95 mol %, about 96 mol %, or about 97 mol %.
The polyvinyl alcohol can have a degree of hydrolysis ranging, for
example, from about 87 mol % to about 97 mol %, about 87 mol % to
about 96 mol %, about 87 mol % to about 95 mol %, about 87 mol % to
about 94 mol %, about 87 mol % to about 93 mol %, about 87 mol % to
about 92 mol %, about 87 mol % to about 91 mol %, about 87 mol % to
about 90 mol %, about 87 mol % to about 89 mol %, or about 87 mol %
to about 88 mol %.
The polyvinyl alcohol can have a degree of hydrolysis ranging, for
example, from about 88 mol % to about 98 mol %, about 89 mol % to
about 98 mol %, about 90 mol % to about 98 mol %, about 91 mol % to
about 98 mol %, about 92 mol % to about 98 mol %, about 93 mol % to
about 98 mol %, about 94 mol % to about 98 mol %, about 95 mol % to
about 98 mol %, about 96 mol % to about 98 mol %, or about 97 mol %
to about 98 mol %.
The polyvinyl alcohol can have a degree of hydrolysis ranging, for
example, from about 92 mol % to about 94 mol %, about 91 mol % to
about 95 mol %, about 90 mol % to about 96 mol %, about 89 mol % to
about 97 mol %, or about 88 mol % to about 98 mol %.
Perfumes
In one embodiment, the STTC does not comprise a perfume.
In another embodiment, the coating does not comprise a perfume.
In one embodiment, the STTC comprises a perfume.
In another embodiment, the perfume is present in the coating.
In a further embodiment, the perfume is present only in the
coating.
Perfumes are discussed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,056,949.
The contents of U.S. Pat. No. 6,056,949 are incorporated by
reference in their entirety.
When present, the perfume can be contained for example, in an
amount ranging from about 0.1% by weight to about 10% by weight,
based on the weight of the STTC. The perfume can be contained, for
example, in an amount of about 0.2% by weight, about 0.3% by
weight, about 0.4% by weight, about 0.5% by weight, about 0.6% by
weight, about 0.7% by weight, about 0.8% by weight, about 0.9% by
weight, about 1.0% by weight, about 2.0% by weight, about 3.0% by
weight, about 4.0% by weight, about 5.0% by weight, about 6.0% by
weight, about 7.0% by weight, about 8.0% by weight, or about 9.0%
by weight, based on the weight of the STTC.
The perfume can be contained, for example, in an amount ranging
from about 0.1% by weight to about 10% by weight, about 0.1% by
weight to about 9% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 8% by
weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 7% by weight, about 0.1% by
weight to about 6% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 5% by
weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 4% by weight, about 0.1% by
weight to about 3% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 2% by
weight, or about 0.1% by weight to about 1% by weight, based on the
weight of the STTC.
The perfume can be contained, from example, in an amount ranging
from about 1% by weight to about 10% by weight, about 2% by weight
to about 10% by weight, about 3% by weight to about 10% by weight,
about 4% by weight to about 10% by weight, about 5% by weight to
about 10% by weight, about 6% by weight to about 10% by weight,
about 7% by weight to about 10% by weight, about 8% by weight to
about 10% by weight, or about 9% by weight to about 10% by weight,
based on the weight of the STTC.
The perfume can be contained, for example, in an amount ranging
from about 4% by weight to about 6% by weight, about 3% by weight
to about 7% by weight, about 2% by weight to about 8% by weight, or
about 1% by weight to about 9% by weight, based on the weight of
the STTC.
The perfume can comprise an ester, an ether, an aldehyde, a ketone,
an alcohol, a hydrocarbon, or any combination thereof.
The perfume can have, for example, a musky scent, a putrid scent, a
pungent scent, a camphoraceous scent, an ethereal scent, a floral
scent, a peppermint scent, or any combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the perfume can comprise methyl formate, methyl
acetate, methyl butyrate, ethyl butyrate, isoamyl acetate, pentyl
butyrate, pentyl pentanoate, octyl acetate, myrcene, geraniol,
nerol, citral, citronellol, linalool, nerolidol, limonene, camphor,
terpineol, alpha-ionone, thujone, benzaldehyde, eugenol,
cinnamaldehyde, ethyl maltol, vanillin, anisole, anethole,
estragole, thymol, indole, pyridine, furaneol, 1-hexanol,
cis-3-hexenal, furfural, hexyl cinnamaldehyde, fructone, hexyl
acetate, ethyl methyl phenyl glycidate, dihydrojasmone,
oct-1-en-3-one, 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline,
6-acetyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine, gamma-decalactone,
gamma-nonalactone, delta-octalone, jasmine lactone, massoia
lactone, wine lactone, sotolon, grapefruit mercaptan, methanthiol,
methyl phosphine, dimethyl phosphine, nerolin,
2,4,6-trichloroanisole, or any combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the perfume can contain, for example, a linear
terpene, a cyclic terpene, an aromatic compound, a lactone, a
thiol, or any combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the perfume is High Five ACM 190991 F
(Firmenich), Super Soft Pop 190870 (Firmenich), Mayflowers TD
485531 EB (Firmenich), or any combination thereof. Other art-known
fragrances, or any fragrance commercially available from a
fragrance supplier (e.g. Firmenich, Givaudan, etc.), or
combinations of such fragrances, may also suitably be used in the
STTCs, compositions, formulations, coatings, and methods disclosed
herein.
At least some of the perfume can be encapsulated in a
microcapsule.
In one embodiment, all of the perfume can be encapsulated in
microcapsules.
The microcapsules can be water-soluble or water-insoluble.
Colorants
The coating can comprise a colorant and a colorant stabilizer.
Applicants have unexpectedly found that the colorant can fade over
time, changing hue or becoming essentially colorless or colorless.
For example, Milliken Liquitint.RTM. colorants can fade when
employed in a solid composition such as an STTC. Applicants have
found that colorants, for example Milliken Liquitint.RTM.
colorants, can be stabilized in a solid composition such as an STTC
so that the colorants do not change hue or color or do not become
substantially colorless or colorless. Stabilization is effected, in
part or in whole, by a colorant stabilizer. Colorants, such as
Milliken Liquitint.RTM. colorants, are thought to be stable over
broad pH ranges and in diverse environments. Thus, it was
surprising when test compositions such as STTCs containing
colorants, for example Milliken Liquitint.RTM. colorants, became
substantially colorless or colorless. It was equally surprising
when adding an acid caused the color to return.
Without being bound by theory, it is possible that the colorant
loses proton(s), which causes the colorant to change hue or become
substantially colorless or colorless. The colorant stabilizer is
believed to impart acidic proton(s) to the colorant, thereby
stabilizing or restoring its color. Alternatively, the colorant
stabilizer is believed to make the colorant more acidic, for
example, by lowering the composition's pH.
The STTC or composition can have a pH ranging, for example, from
about 2 to about 10. The pH of the STTC or composition can be, for
example, about 2, about 3, about 4, about 5, about 6, about 7,
about 8, about 9, or about 10.
The pH of the STTC or composition can range, for example, from
about 2 to about 9, about 2 to about 8, about 2 to about 7, about 2
to about 6, about 2 to about 5, about 2 to about 4, or about 2 to
about 3.
The pH of the STTC or composition can range, for example, from
about 4 to about 8, about 4 to about 7, about 4 to about 6, or
about 4 to about 5.
The pH of the STTC or composition can range, for example, from
about 5 to about 8, about 6 to about 8, or about 7 to about 8.
The pH of the STTC or composition can range, for example, from
about 2 to about 10, about 3 to about 10, about 4 to about 10,
about 5 to about 10, about 6 to about 10, about 7 to about 10,
about 8 to about 10, or about 9 to about 10.
The pH of the STTC or composition can be measured, for example, at
room temperature by taking the pH of a 1% weight:volume solution of
STTC or composition:water.
A solid composition such as an STTC, for example, in the absence of
the colorant stabilizer, can become substantially colorless or
colorless in a time period ranging from about 1 day to about 3
months.
For example, the solid composition or STTC, in the absence of the
colorant stabilizer, can become substantially colorless or
colorless in about 1 day, about 2 days, about 3 days, about 4 days,
about 5 days, about 6 days, about 1 week, about 2 weeks, about 3
weeks, about 4 weeks, about 5 weeks, about 6 weeks, about 7 weeks,
about 8 weeks, about 9 weeks, about 10 weeks, or about 11
weeks.
For example, the composition or STTC, in the absence of the
colorant stabilizer, can become substantially colorless or
colorless in at least 1 day, at least 2 days, at least 3 days, at
least 4 days, at least 5 days, at least 6 days, at least 1 week, at
least 2 weeks, at least 3 weeks, at least 4 weeks, at least 5
weeks, at least 6 weeks, at least 7 weeks, at least 8 weeks, at
least 9 weeks, at least 10 weeks, at least 11 weeks, or at least 12
weeks.
Colorants employed in the STTC can be, for example, Milliken
Liquitint.RTM. colorants.
The colorants can be, for example, polymers.
The colorants can be, for example, dyes.
The colorants can be, for example, water-soluble polymeric
colorants.
The colorants can be, for example, water-soluble dyes.
The colorants can be, for example, colorants that are well-known in
the art or commercially available from dye or chemical
manufacturers.
The color of the colorant is not limited, and can be, for example,
red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo, violet, or any combination
thereof.
The colorant can be, for example, one or more selected from the
group consisting of Acid Blue 80, Acid Red 52, Acid Violet 48, and
combinations thereof. When the colorant is one or more of these,
the STTC, optionally, does not need to contain a colorant
stabilizer. Surprisingly, it has been found that Acid Blue 80, Acid
Red 52, and Acid Violet 48, do not display significant
discoloration over time in solid compositions, STTCs, or liquid
compositions, that do not contain a colorant stabilizer.
In one embodiment, the colorant can be present in the STTC's
coating.
In one embodiment, the colorant is present only in the STTC's
coating.
In one embodiment, the colorant can be present in an amount ranging
from about 0.0001% by weight to about 0.1% by weight, based on the
weight of the STTC.
The colorant can be present in, for example, in an amount of about
0.001% by weight, or about 0.01% by weight, based on the weight of
the STTC.
The colorant can be present, for example, in an amount ranging from
about 0.005% by weight to about 0.1% by weight, about 0.01% by
weight to about 0.1% by weight, or about 0.05% by weight to about
0.1% by weight, based on the weight of the STTC.
Colorant Stabilizers
The colorant stabilizer can be, for example, an acid. The colorant
stabilizer can be, for example, a Lewis acid or an Arrhenius acid
or a Bronsted-Lowry acid.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer bears an acidic
proton.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer has a positive molecular
weight of about 1,000 daltons or less. The colorant stabilizer can
have, for example, a positive molecular weight of about 900 daltons
or less, about 800 daltons or less, about 700 daltons or less,
about 600 daltons or less, about 500 daltons or less, about 400
daltons or less, about 300 daltons or less, about 200 daltons or
less, or about 100 daltons or less.
The colorant stabilizer can have, for example, a molecular weight
ranging from about 10 daltons to about 1,000 daltons.
The colorant stabilizer can have, for example, a molecular weight
ranging from about 10 daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 20
daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 30 daltons to about 1,000
daltons, about 40 daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 50 daltons
to about 1,000 daltons, about 60 daltons to about 1,000 daltons,
about 70 daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 80 daltons to about
1,000 daltons, about 90 daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 100
daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 200 daltons to about 1,000
daltons, about 300 daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 400
daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 500 daltons to about 1,000
daltons, about 600 daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 700
daltons to about 1,000 daltons, about 800 daltons to about 1,000
daltons, or about 900 daltons to about 1,000 daltons.
The colorant stabilizer can have, for example, a molecular weight
range of from about 10 daltons to about 900 daltons, about 10
daltons to about 800 daltons, about 10 daltons to about 700
daltons, about 10 daltons to about 600 daltons, about 10 daltons to
about 500 daltons, about 10 daltons to about 400 daltons, about 10
daltons to about 300 daltons, about 10 daltons to about 200
daltons, about 10 daltons to about 100 daltons, about 10 daltons to
about 90 daltons, about 10 daltons to about 80 daltons, about 10
daltons to about 70 daltons, about 10 daltons to about 60 daltons,
about 10 daltons to about 50 daltons, about 10 daltons to about 40
daltons, about 10 daltons to about 30 daltons, or about 10 daltons
to about 20 daltons.
The colorant stabilizer can have, for example, a molecular weight
ranging from about 400 daltons to about 600 daltons, about 300
daltons to about 700 daltons, about 200 daltons to about 800
daltons, or about 100 daltons to about 900 daltons.
The colorant stabilizer, in one embodiment, is not a
polysaccharide.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is not a cellulose.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is not alginic acid.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is not algenic acid.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is not a polysaccharide,
has a positive molecular weight of 1000 daltons or less, and bears
an acidic proton.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is a small organic
molecule.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is not a polysaccharide
or a cellulose, and has a positive molecular weight of 1000 daltons
or less, bears an acidic proton, and is a small organic
molecule.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is a mineral acid.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is, for example, HF,
HCl, HBr, HI, H.sub.2SO.sub.4, HNO.sub.3, H.sub.3PO.sub.4,
H.sub.3BO.sub.3, HClO, HClO.sub.2, HClO.sub.3, HClO.sub.4, or any
combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is an organic
molecule.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer bears an acidic group
which is an --OH group, a --C(O)OH group, a tetrazole, a
hydroxamide, an acylcyanamide, a sulfonamide, a phosphonate, a
sulfonate, a sulfonamide, a hydroxyisoxazole, an oxadiazolone, or
any combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is an alkyl carboxylic
acid, a cycloalkyl carboxylic acid, heterocycloalkyl carboxylic
acid, an amino acid, an aryl carboxylic acid, heteroaryl carboxylic
acid, a cycloalkyl alkyl carboxylic acid, an aryl alkyl carboxylic
acid, a heterocycloalkyl alkyl carboxylic acid, a heteroaryl alkyl
carboxylic acid, an alcohol attached to an sp.sup.2 hybridized
carbon, any derivative thereof, or any combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is formic acid, an
acetic acid, a propanoic acid, a butanoic acid, a pentanoic acid, a
hexanoic acid, a heptanoic acid, a octanoic acid, a nonanoic acid,
a decanoic acid, a cyclopropyl carboxylic acid, a cyclobutyl
carboxylic acid, a cyclopentyl carboxylic acid, a cyclohexyl
carboxylic acid, a cycloheptyl carboxylic acid, a cyclooctyl
carboxylic acid, a cyclononyl carboxylic acid, a cyclodecanoyl
carboxylic acid, a lactic acid, a pyruvic acid, a phenol, an oxalic
acid, a malonic acid, a succinic acid, a maleic acid, a fumaric
acid, a glutaric acid, an adipic acid, a pimelic acid, a suberic
acid, an azelaic acid, a sebacic acid, a citric acid, an ascorbic
acid, an erythorbic acid, any derivative thereof, or any
combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer comprises at least one
--C(O)OH group, or at least one --C(O)OH groups, or at least three
--C(O)OH groups, or at least four --C(O)OH groups.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is formic acid, citric
acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, any
derivative thereof, or any combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is citric acid.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is contained only in the
coating.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is a fatty acid.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is a saturated fatty
acid.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is an unsaturated fatty
acid that is a mono-unsaturated or poly-unsaturated fatty acid.
In one embodiment, the colorant stabilizer is a nucleic acid.
The colorant stabilizer can be present in the STTC, the
composition, or the coating, individually, for example, in an
amount ranging from about 0.1% by weight to about 2.0% by weight,
based on the weight of the STTC, the composition, or the
coating.
The colorant stabilizer can be present, individually, for example,
in an amount of about 0.1% by weight, about 0.2% by weight, about
0.3% by weight, about 0.4% by weight, about 0.5% by weight, about
0.6% by weight, about 0.7% by weight, about 0.8% by weight, about
0.9% by weight, about 1.0% by weight, about 1.1% by weight, about
1.2% by weight, about 1.3% by weight, about 1.4% by weight, about
1.5% by weight, about 1.6% by weight, about 1.7% by weight, about
1.8% by weight, about 1.9% by weight, or about 2.0% by weight,
based on the weight of the STTC, the composition, or the
coating.
The colorant stabilizer can be present in the STTC, the
composition, or the coating, individually, for example, in an
amount ranging from about 0.1% by weight to about 1.9% by weight,
about 0.1% by weight to about 1.8% by weight, about 0.1% by weight
to about 1.7% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 1.6% by
weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 1.5% by weight, about 0.1% by
weight to about 1.4% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 1.3%
by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 1.2% by weight, about 0.1%
by weight to about 1.1% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about
1.0% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 0.9% by weight, about
0.1% by weight to about 0.8% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to
about 0.7% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 0.6% by weight,
about 0.1% by weight to about 0.5% by weight, about 0.1% by weight
to about 0.4% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 0.3% by
weight, or about a 0.1% by weight to about 0.2% by weight, based on
the weight of the STTC, the composition, or the coating.
The colorant stabilizer, in one embodiment, can be present,
individually, in the STTC, the composition, or the coating, in an
amount sufficient to bring a 0.1% water solution of weight:volume
STTC or composition to water, to a pH of from about 2.0 to about
8.0.
The colorant stabilizer, in one embodiment, can be present
individually, in the STTC, the composition, or the coating, in an
amount sufficient to bring a 0.1% water solution of weight:volume
STTC or composition to water, to a pH of about 2.0, about 3.0,
about 4.0, about 5.0, about 6.0, about 7.0, or about 8.0.
In one embodiment, the colorant-stabilizer is contained in the
composition or STTC or coating along with a polysaccharide, which
can be a cellulose, or a derivative thereof.
In one embodiment, the colorant-stabilizer and a polysaccharide,
which can be a cellulose, or a derivative thereof, are contained in
the coating of a composition or STTC.
In one embodiment, the composition or STTC contains a
colorant-stabilizer and a polysaccharide, which can be a cellulose,
or a derivative thereof, in amounts such that the
colorant-stabilizer and the polysaccharide, which can be a
cellulose, or a derivative thereof, synergistically stabilize the
colorant.
If present, the polysaccharide, which can be a cellulose, or a
derivative thereof, can be present in the composition or the STTC
or the coating, individually, for example, an in an amount ranging
from 0.1% to 10% by weight, based on the weight of the STTC, the
composition, or the coating. The polysaccharide, which can be a
cellulose, or a derivative thereof, can be present, for example, in
an amount of about 0.1% by weight, about 0.2% by weight, about 0.3%
by weight, about 0.4% by weight, about 0.5% by weight, about 0.6%
by weight, about 0.7% by weight, about 0.8% by weight, about 0.9%
by weight, about 1.0% by weight, about 2.0% by weight, about 3.0%
by weight, about 4.0% by weight, about 5.0% by weight, about 6.0%
by weight, about 7.0% by weight, about 8.0% by weight, about 9.0%
by weight, or about 10% by weight, based on the weight of the STTC,
the composition, or the coating.
Flow Aids
In one embodiment, the flow aid comprises a fabric softener.
In a further embodiment, the flow aid is partially exposed on an
outer surface of the coating.
In an additional embodiment, the flow aid is mixed into the
coating.
In another embodiment, the flow aid is homogeneously mixed into the
coating.
In an additional embodiment, the fabric softener is a polysiloxane,
a textile-softening clay, a cationic polymer, or any combination
thereof.
In one embodiment, the STTC does not does not contain a clay and a
cationic polymer at the same time.
In one embodiment, the STTC contains a clay and a cationic polymer
at the same time.
In a further embodiment, the fabric softener is a polysiloxane.
In one embodiment, the fabric softener is a textile-softening
clay.
In another embodiment, the fabric softener is a textile-softening
clay which is a smectite clay.
In a further embodiment, the smectite clay is a Bentonite clay,
Beidellite clay, a Hectorite clay, a Laponite clay, a
Montmorillonite clay, a Nontronite clay, a Saponite clay, a
Sauconite, clay, or any combination thereof.
In one embodiment, the smectite clay is a Laponite clay.
In another embodiment, the smectite clay is a Bentonite clay.
In one embodiment, the flow aid does not comprise a fabric
softener.
In an embodiment, the flow aid comprises an inorganic alkali metal
salt, an inorganic alkaline earth metal salt, a silicate, an
aluminosilicate, an amorphous silica, or any combination
thereof.
In one embodiment, flow aid comprises sodium sulfate.
In another embodiment, the flow aid is or comprises Zeofree 5161
(J.M. Huber Corpn.; Edison, N.J.).
In one embodiment, a cationic polymer defined to include polymers
which, because of their molecular weight or monomer composition,
are soluble or dispersible to at least the extent of 0.01% by
weight in distilled water at 25.degree. C. Water soluble cationic
polymers can include polymers in which one or more of the
constituent monomers are selected from the list of copolymerizable
cationic or amphoteric monomers. These monomer units contain a
positive charge over at least a portion of the pH range 6-11. A
partial listing of monomers can be found in the "International
Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary," 5th Edition, edited by J. A.
Wenninger and G. N. McEwen, The Cosmetic, Toiletry. and Fragrance
Association, 1993. Another source of such monomers can be found in
"Encyclopedia of Polymers and Thickeners for Cosmetics", by R. Y.
Lochhead and W. R. Fron, Cosmetics & Toiletries, vol. 108, May
1993, pp 95-135.
The cationic polymers of the present invention can be amine salts
or quaternary ammonium salts. Preferably the cationic polymers are
quarternary ammonium salts. They includes cationic derivatives of
natural polymers such as polysaccharide, polyquaternium 10, UCARE
Polymer JR-400, UCARE Polymer LR-400, starch and their copolymers
with certain cationic synthetic polymers such as polymers and
co-polymers of cationic vinylpyridine or vinyl pyridinium
chloride.
Specifically, monomers useful in this invention may be represented
structurally as etiologically unsaturated compounds as in formula
I:
##STR00001## wherein R.sup.12 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, methoxy, or a
C.sub.1 to C.sub.30 straight or branched alkyl radical; R.sup.13 is
hydrogen, or a C.sub.1-30 straight or branched alkyl, a C.sub.1-30
straight or branched alkyl substituted aryl, aryl substituted
C.sub.1-30 straight or branched alkyl radical, or a poly oxyalkene
condensate of an aliphatic radical; and R.sup.14 is a heteroatomic
alkyl or aromatic radical containing either one or more quaternized
nitrogen atoms or one or more amine groups which possess a positive
charge over a portion of the pH interval pH 6 to 11. Such amine
groups can be further delineated as having a pK.sub.a of about 6 or
greater.
Examples of cationic monomers of formula I include, but are not
limited to, co-poly 2-vinyl pyridine and its co-poly 2-vinyl
N-alkyl quaternary pyridinium salt derivatives; co-poly 4-vinyl
pyridine and its co-poly 4-vinyl N-alkyl quaternary pyridinium salt
derivatives; co-poly 4-vinylbenzyltrialkylammonium salts such as
co-poly 4-vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium salt; co-poly 2-vinyl
piperidine and co-poly 2-vinyl piperidinium salt; co-poly
4-vinylpiperidine and co-poly 4-vinyl piperidinium salt; co-poly
3-alkyl 1-vinyl imidazolium salts such as co-poly 3-methyl 1-vinyl
imidazolium salt; acrylamido and methacrylamido derivatives such as
co-poly dimethyl aminopropylmethacrylamide, co-poly
acrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium salt and co-poly
methacrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium salt; acrylate and
methacrylate derivatives such as co-poly dimethyl aminoethyl
(meth)acrylate, co-poly ethanaminium N,N,N trimethyl 2-[(1-oxo-2
propenyl)oxy]-salt, co-poly ethanaminium N,N,N trimethyl 2-[(2
methyl-1-oxo-2 propenyl)oxy]-salt, and co-poly ethanaminium N,N,N
ethyl dimethyl 2-[(2 methyl-1-oxo-2 propenyl)oxy]-salt.
Also included among the cationic monomers suitable for this
invention are co-poly vinyl amine and co-polyvinylammonium salt;
co-poly diallylamine, co-poly methyldiallylamine, and co-poly
diallydimethylammonium salt; and the ionene class of internal
cationic monomers. This class includes co-poly ethylene imine,
co-poly ethoxylated ethylene imine and co-poly quaternized
ethoxylated ethylene imine; co-poly
[(dimethylimino)trimethylene(dimethylimino)hexamethylene disalt],
co-poly [(diethylimino)trimethylene(dimethylimino)trimethylene
disalt]; co-poly [(dimethylimino)2-hydroxypropyl salt];
co-polyquartemium-2, co-polyquartemium-17, and co-polyquartemium
18, as defined in the "International Cosmetic Ingredient
Dictionary" edited by Wenninger and McEwen.
An additional, and highly preferred class of cationic monomers
suitable for this invention are those arising from natural sources
and include, but are not limited to, cocodimethylammonium
hydroxypropyl oxyethyl cellulose, lauryldimethylammonium
hydroxypropyl oxyethyl cellulose, stearyldimethylammonium
hydroxypropyl oxyethyl cellulose, and stearyldimethylammonium
hydroxyethyl cellulose; guar 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonium)propyl
ether salt; and cellulose 2-hydroxyethyl 2-hydroxy 3-(trimethyl
ammonio)propyl ether salt.
The counterion of the comprising cationic co-monomer is freely
chosen from the halides: chloride, bromide, and iodide; or from
hydroxide, phosphate, sulfate, hydrosulfate, ethyl sulfate, methyl
sulfate, formate, and acetate.
The weight fraction of the cationic polymer which is composed of
the above-described cationic monomer units can range from 1 to
100%, preferably from 10 to 100%, and most preferably from 15 to
80% of the entire polymer. The remaining monomer units comprising
the cationic polymer are chosen from the class of anionic monomers
and the class of nonionic monomers or solely from the class of
nonionic monomers. In the former case, the polymer is an amphoteric
polymer while in the latter case it can be a cationic polymer,
provided that no amphoteric co-monomers are present. Amphoteric
polymers should also be considered within the scope of this
disclosure, provided that the polymer unit possesses a net positive
charge at one or more points over the wash pH range of pH 6 to
11.
The class of nonionic monomers include, but are not limited to,
vinyl alcohol; vinyl acetate; vinyl methyl ether; vinyl ethyl
ether; acrylamide, methacrylamide and other modified acrylamides;
vinyl propionate; alkyl acrylates (esters of acrylic or methacrylic
acid); and hydroxyalkyl acrylate esters. A second class of nonionic
monomers include co-poly ethylene oxide, co-poly propylene oxide,
and co-poly oxymethylene. A third, and highly preferred, class of
nonionic monomers includes naturally derived materials such as
hydroxyethylcellulose.
Many of the aforementioned cationic polymers can be synthesized in,
and are commercially available in, a number of different molecular
weights. In order to achieve optimal cleaning and softening
performance from the product, it is desirable that the
water-soluble cationic or amphoteric polymer used in this invention
be of an appropriate molecular weight. Without wishing to be bound
by theory, it is believed that polymers that are too high in mass
can entrap soils and prevent them from being removed. The use of
cationic polymers with an average molecular weight of less than
about 850,000 daltons, and especially those with an average
molecular weight of less than 500,000 daltons can help to minimize
this effect without significantly reducing the softening
performance of properly formulated products. On the other hand,
polymers with a molecular weight of about 10,000 daltons or less
are believed to be too small to give an effective softening
benefit.
In addition, the charge density of the cationic polymer can affect
either softening or staining removal. The charge density relates to
the degree of cationic substitution, and can be expressed with
Nitrogen content of a cationic polymer. Preferred are cationic
polymer having a N % from 0.01 to 2.2%, and more preferred are
cationic polymers having a N % from 0.2 to 1.6%, and most preferred
are cationic polymers having a N % from 0.3 to 1.4%.
Additional Ingredients
In another embodiment, the STTC further comprises an additive known
to be employed in textile-treating compositions.
The additive can be comprised in the core, in the water-soluble
core, in the coating, can be physically associated with the coating
such that the additive is partially or fully exposed on an outer or
inner surface of the coating, in the flow aid, or any combination
thereof.
The additive can be, for example, a bleaching agent, a bleach
activator, an enzyme, a silicone oil, an anti-re-deposition agent,
an optical brightener, a greying inhibitor, a shrink inhibitor, an
anti-creasing agent, a color transfer inhibitor, an anti-microbial,
a germicide, a fungicide, an anti-oxidant, an anti-static agent, an
ironing aid, a water proofing agent, an impregnation agent, a
swelling agent, an anti-slip agent, a UV absorber, a corrosion
inhibitor, or any combination thereof. In other embodiments, the
additive can be one or more viscosity-modifying agents (e.g.,
silica, sodium CMC, and other agents well-known in the art to
increase or decrease the viscosity of a liquid or liquid-containing
suspension), one or more opacifying agents, and the like.
The additive can be, for example, contained in the STTC in an
amount ranging from about 0.00001% by weight to about 10% by
weight, based on the weight of the STTC.
The additive can comprise, for example, about 0.0001% by weight,
about 0.001% by weight, about 0.01% by weight, about 0.1% by
weight, about 1% by weight, about 2% by weight, about 3% by weight,
about 4% by weight, about 5% by weight, about 6% by weight, about
7% by weight, about 8% by weight or about 9% by weight, based on
the weight of the STTC.
For example, the amount of additive in the STTC can range, for
example, from about 0.0001% by weight to about 9% by weight, about
0.0001% by weight to about 8% by weight, about 0.0001% by weight to
about 7% by weight, about 0.0001% by weight to about 6% by weight,
about 0.0001% by weight to about 5% by weight, about 0.0001% by
weight to about 4% by weight, about 0.0001% by weight to about 3%
by weight, about 0.0001% by weight to about 2% by weight, or about
0.0001% by weight to about 1% by weight, based on the weight of the
STTC.
The additive can be contained in the STTC, for example, in an
amount ranging from about 0.00001% by weight to about 10% by
weight, about 0.0001% by weight to about 10% by weight, about
0.001% by weight to about 10% by weight, about 0.01% by weight to
about 10% by weight, about 0.1% by weight to about 10% by weight,
about 1% by weight to about 10% by weight, about 2% by weight to
about 10% by weight, about 3% by weight to about 10% by weight,
about 4% by weight to about 10% by weight, about 5% by weight to
about 10% by weight, about 6% by weight to about 10% by weight,
about 7% by weight to about 10% by weight, about 8% by weight to
about 10% by weight, or about 9% by weight to about 10% by weight,
based on the weight of the STTC.
Cleaning Agent Compositions
One inventive embodiment is a cleaning agent composition comprising
a detergent and an STTC. The detergent can comprise a surfactant.
The surfactant can be, for example, a neutral surfactant, a
cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic
surfactant, or any combination thereof.
Contained Compositions
One inventive embodiment is a container containing an STTC or a
cleaning agent composition. The container can comprise, for
example, plastic, paper, metal, or any combination thereof. The
container can contain instructions for using the STTC or cleaning
agent composition contained therein. The instructions can be in any
language, for example, in English, Spanish, German, French, or
Dutch.
In certain such embodiments, the container is a water-soluble
container, such as a pouch. Unit dose containers and methods of
manufacture thereof that are suitable for use with the STTCs or
cleaning agent compositions of the present invention include those
described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,218,776; 4,776,455;
6,727,215; 6,878,679; 7,259,134; 7,282,472; 7,304,025; 7,329,441;
7,439,215; 7,464,519; and 7,595,290; and in U.S. Published
Application No. 2012/0108487 A1; the disclosures of all of which
are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. In
preferred such embodiments, the container is a water-soluble,
single-chamber container, prepared from a water-soluble film.
According to one such aspect of the invention, the single-chamber
container is a formed, sealed pouch produced from a water-soluble
polymer or film such as polyvinylalcohol (PVOH) or a PVOH film.
The water soluble container used in the compositions of the present
invention is made from a water-soluble material which dissolves,
ruptures, disperses, or disintegrates upon contact with water,
releasing thereby the composition or cleaning system contained
within the container. In preferred, the single-chamber or
-compartment sealed water soluble container, which may be in the
form of a pouch, is formed from a water soluble polymer.
Non-limiting examples of suitable such water soluble polymers
include polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose ethers, polyethylene oxide,
starch, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylamide, polyacrylonitrile,
polyvinyl methyl ether-maleic anhydride, polymaleic anhydride,
styrene maleic anhydride, hydroxyethylcellulose, methylcellulose,
polyethylene glycols, carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylic acid
salts, alginates, acrylamide copolymers, guar gum, casein,
ethylene-maleic anhydride resins, polyethyleneimine, ethyl
hydroxyethylcellulose, ethyl methylcellulose, hydroxyethyl
methylcellulose, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the water
soluble container is made from a lower molecular weight
water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol film-forming resin.
Preferred water soluble polymers for forming the pouch are
polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resins sold under tradename MONOSOL.RTM.
(MonoSol LLC, Indiana). The preferred grade is MONOSOL.RTM. film
having a weight average molecular weight range of about 55,000 to
65,000 and a number average molecular weight range of about 27,000
to 33,000. Preferably, the film material will have a thickness of
approximately 3 mil or 75 micrometers. Alternatively, commercial
grade PVOH films are suitable for use in the present invention,
such as those that are commercially available from Monosol
(Merrillville, Ind.) (e.g., Monosol film M8630) or from Aicello
(Aiichi, Japan; North American subsidiary in North Vancouver, BC,
Canada) (e.g., Aicello fil PT75).
In some embodiments, the water soluble container further comprises
a cross-linking agent. In some embodiments, the cross-linking agent
is selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde, polyesters,
epoxides, isocyanates, vinyl esters, urethanes, polyimides,
acrylics with hydroxyl, carboxylic, isocyanate or activated ester
groups, bis(methacryloxypropyl)tetramethylsiloxane (styrenes,
methylmetacrylates), n-diazopyruvates, phenylboronic acids,
cis-platin, divinylbenzene (styrenes, double bonds), polyamides,
dialdehydes, triallyl cyanurates,
N-(2-ethanesulfonylethyl)pyridinium halides, tetraalkyltitanates,
titanates, borates, zirconates, or mixtures thereof. In one
embodiment, the cross-linking agent is boric acid or sodium
borate.
In additional embodiments, the water-soluble container or film from
which it is made can contain one or more additional components,
agents or features, such as one or more perfumes or fragrances, one
or more enzymes, one or more surfactants, one or more rinse agents,
one or more dyes, one or more functional or aesthetic particles,
and the like. Such components, agents or features can be
incorporate into or on the film when it is manufactured, or are
conveniently introduced onto the film during the process of
manufacturing the cleaning compositions of the present invention,
using methods that are known in the film-producing arts.
In some embodiments, the water soluble container comprises a
protective layer between the film polymer and the composition in
the pouch. In some embodiments, the protective layer comprises
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
The single-compartment, water-soluble container (e.g., pouch) used
in association with the present compositions may be in any
desirable shape and size and may be prepared in any suitable way,
such as via molding, casting, extruding or blowing, and is then
filled using an automated filling process. Examples of processes
for producing and filling water-soluble containers, suitable for
use in accordance with the present invention, are described in U.S.
Pat. Nos. 3,218,776; 3,453,779; 4,776,455; 5,699,653; 5,722,217;
6,037,319; 6,727,215; 6,878,679; 7,259,134; 7,282,472; 7,304,025;
7,329,441; 7,439,215; 7,464,519; and 7,595,290; the disclosures of
all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their
entireties. In preferred embodiments, the pouches are filled with
the STTC and/or the cleaning agent composition of the present
invention using the cavity filling approach described in U.S. Pat.
Nos. 3,218,776 and 4,776,455; machinery necessary for carrying out
this process is commercially available, e.g., from Cloud Packaging
Solutions (Des Plaines, Ill.; a division of Ryt-way Industries,
LLC, Lakeville, Minn.).
Methods
In one embodiment is provided a method for making an STTC. The
method comprises at least partially or fully coating a core with a
coating, and applying a flow aid to the partially or fully coated
core to form the STTC. The core can comprise a carrier, the carrier
can be water-soluble, the core can be water-soluble, and the core
or water-soluble core can consist of the carrier or water-soluble
carrier. The coating can comprise, for example, a colorant, a
water-soluble polymer, and a colorant stabilizer. The coating can
further comprise a perfume. The flow aid can comprise a fabric
softener. The flow aid can be physically associated with the
coating such that the flow aid is partially or fully exposed on an
outer surface of the coating.
In another embodiment is provided a method for making a cleaning
agent composition comprising blending or mixing or combining an
STTC and a detergent. The detergent can comprise a surfactant.
The ratio of detergent to STTC can be, for example, about 100:1 to
about 1:100, on a weight to weight basis.
The ratio of detergent to STTC can be, for example, about 90:1,
about 80:1, about 70:1, about 60:1, about 50:1, about 40:1, about
30:1, about 20:1, about 10:1, about 1:10, about 1:20, about 1:30,
about 1:40, about 1:50, about 1:60, about 1:70, about 1:80, or
about 1:90, on a weight to weight basis.
In another embodiment, is provided a method of treating a textile
comprising combining or mixing or blending the textile, water, and
an STTC. The amount of STTC can be, for example, about 0.001 g to
about 1 kg. The amount of the STTC can be, for example, about 0.01
g, about 0.1 g, about 1 g, about 2 g, about 3 g, about 4 g, about 5
g, about 6 g, about 7 g, about 8 g, about 9 g, about 10 g, about 25
g, about 50 g, about 100 g, about 200 g, about 300 g, about 400 g,
about 500 g, about 600 g, about 700 g, about 800 g, or about 900
g.
In a further embodiment, is provided a method of cleaning or
cleaning and treating a textile with a cleaning agent composition
comprising combining or mixing or blending the textile, water, and
a cleaning agent composition. The amount of the cleaning agent
composition can be, for example, about 0.001 g to about 1 kg. The
amount of cleaning agent composition can be, for example, about
0.01 g, about 0.1 g, about 1 g, about 2 g, about 3 g, about 4 g,
about 5 g, about 6 g, about 7 g, about 8 g, about 9 g, about 10 g,
about 25 g, about 50 g, about 100 g, about 200 g, about 300 g,
about 400 g, about 500 g, about 600 g, about 700 g, about 800 g, or
about 900 g.
In another embodiment is provided a method of stabilizing a
colorant in a granular composition, a solid composition, or a
liquid composition, comprising stabilizing the colorant with a
colorant stabilizer. The colorant stabilizer can be incorporated
into the composition. In one embodiment, where the composition is
structured, the colorant stabilizer is incorporated into the same
substructure as the colorant or in a different substructure, or in
one, or two, or three, or more, or all sub structures.
In a further embodiment is provided a method of visually
designating when a granular composition, a solid composition, or a
liquid composition, has passed its pull date by the composition
becoming substantially colorless or colorless, comprising blending
or combining or mixing the colorant stabilizer in the composition
with the colorant in an amount such that the composition does not
become substantially colorless or colorless until at or about at
its pull date. Thus, in one embodiment, an STTC or composition can
be formulated with a colorant and a colorant stabilizer such that
the STTC or the composition does not become substantially colorless
or colorless until at or about at its pull date.
Compositions Made by Methods
In one embodiment is provided an STTC made by a method. The method
comprises at least partially or fully coating a core with a
coating, and applying a flow aid to the partially or fully coated
core to form the STTC. The core can comprise a carrier, the carrier
can be water-soluble, the core can be water-soluble, and the core
or water-soluble core can consist of the carrier or water-soluble
carrier. The coating can comprise, for example, a colorant, a
water-soluble polymer, and a colorant stabilizer. The coating can
further comprise a perfume. The flow aid can comprise a fabric
softener. The flow aid can be, for example, physically associated
with the coating such that the flow aid is partially or fully
exposed on an outer surface of the coating.
In another embodiment is provided cleaning agent composition made
by a method comprising blending or mixing or combining an STTC and
a detergent. The detergent can comprise a surfactant.
A ratio of detergent to STTC can be, for example, about 100:1 to
about 1:100, on a weight to weight basis. The ratio of detergent to
STTC can be, for example, about 90:1, about 80:1, about 70:1, about
60:1, about 50:1, about 40:1, about 30:1, about 20:1, about 10:1,
about 1:10, about 1:20, about 1:30, about 1:40, about 1:50, about
1:60, about 1:70, about 1:80, or about 1:90, on a weight to weight
basis.
In another embodiment is a granular composition or solid
composition made by a process comprising mixing or blending or
combining a colorant and a colorant stabilizer to form the solid
composition. The solid or granular composition can be structured.
The solid or granular composition can be an STTC. When the solid or
granular composition is structured, the colorant and the colorant
stabilizer can be in same substructure or layer or in a different
substructure or layer or in one or two or three or all
substructures. In the composition, the colorant is stabilized at
least in part by the colorant stabilizer.
The colorant can be stabilized for various period of time, for
example for about 1 week to about 10 years.
The colorant can be stabilized, for example, for about 2 weeks,
about 3 weeks, about 4 weeks, about 1 month, about 2 months, about
3 months, about 4 months, about 5 months, about 6 months, about 7
months, about 8 months, about 9 months, about 10 months, about 11
months, about 1 year, about 2 years, about 3 years, about 4 years,
about 5 years, about 6 years, about 7 years, about 8 years, or
about 9 years.
The colorant can be stabilized, for example, for at least 2 weeks,
at least 3 weeks, at least 4 weeks, at least 1 month, at least 2
months, at least 3 months, at least 4 months, at least 5 months, at
least 6 months, at least 7 months, at least 8 months, at least 9
months, at least 10 months, at least 11 months, at least 1 year, at
least 2 years, at least 3 years, at least 4 years, at least 5
years, at least 6 years, at least 7 years, at least 8 years, at
least 9 years, or at least 10 years.
Solid Wash Cycle Conditioning Agents ("SWCCAs")
In another embodiment is provided SWCCAs.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,871,976 discloses laundry scent additives having
polyethylene glycol and perfume that, in some embodiments, can be
in the form of a pastille.
Applicants have found, unexpectedly, that SWCCAs described herein
are desirably both solid at about 25.degree. C. and soluble in
cold, warm, and hot water, while delivering one or more of: good
detergency, long lasting fragrance impression, textile softening,
or decreased textile static build up when an SWCCA treated textile
is subsequently dried in a dryer or dried while a textile is
hanging on a line.
The SWCCA can comprise, for example, one or more non-ionic
surfactants, one or more fabric conditioning agents, optionally one
or more plasticizers, optionally one or more colorants, optionally
one or more colorant stabilizers, and optionally one or more
perfumes. In some embodiments, the SWCCA can fully or partially
coat a core.
The ingredients in the SWCCA can be homogeneously or
heterogeneously mixed.
In some embodiments, the ingredients in the SWCCA are homogeneously
mixed.
Non-Ionic Surfactant(s)
The non-ionic surfactant(s) can be, for example,
hydroxyl-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene)poly(oxypropylene)-poly(oxyethylene)-blo-
ck copolymer(s) (e.g., hydroxyl terminated EO/PO/EO block
copolymer(s)). The block copolymer(s) can be, for example
ethyleneoxide/propylene oxide block copolymer(s) (EP/PO
copolymers). The block copolymer(s) can be, for example, PO/EO/PO
block copolymer(s), EO/PO block copolymer(s), or PO/EO block
copolymer(s), all of which may optionally be hydroxyl terminated at
one or both ends.
The non-ionic surfactant or block copolymer(s) can have,
individually, a hydrophilic-lipophilic-balance (HLB).
The HLB can be calculated, for example, using the methodology of
Griffin or Davies (Griffin, W. C., "Classification of
Surface-Active Agents by `HLB`," J. Soc. Cosmetic Chemists 1:311
(1949); Davies, J. T., "A Quantitative Kinetic Theory of Emulsion
Type, I. Physical Chemistry of the Emulsifying Agent," Gas/Liquid
and Liquid/Liquid Interface. Proceedings the International Congress
of Surface Activity 426-438 (1957). Davies' methodology is useful
for calculating higher HLB values. McCutcheon's Emulsifiers and
Detergents, alternatively, provides HLB values for commercially
available nonionic surfactants.
The non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s) can have, for
example, individually, an HLB ranging from about 19 to about
35.
The non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s) can have, for
example, individually, an HLB ranging from about 20 to about 35,
from about 22 to about 35, from about 24 to about 35, from about 25
to about 35, from about 26 to about 35, from about 28 to about 35,
from about 30 to about 35, from about 32 to about 35, from about 32
to about 19, from about 30 to about 19, from about 28 to about 19,
from about 25 to about 19, from about 24 to about 19, from about 22
to about 19, from about 20 to about 19, from about 22 to about 33,
from about 24 to about 31, or from about 25 to about 29.
The non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s) can have, for
example, individually, an HLB of at least 20, at least 22, at least
24, at least 25, at least 26, at least 28, at least 30, at least
32, or at least 35.
The non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s) can have, for
example, individually, an HLB of about 20, about 22, about 24,
about 25, about 26, about 28, about 30, about 32, or about 34.
The non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s) can have,
individually, a weight average molecular weight ranging, for
example, from about 3,000 to about 12,000. The weight average
molecular weight can range, for example, from about 3,500 to about
12,000, from about 4,000 to about 12,000, from about 4,500 to about
12,000, from about 5,000 to about 12,000, from about 5,500 to about
12,000, from about 6,000 to about 12,000, from about 6,500 to about
12,000, from about 7,000 to about 12,000, from about 7,500 to about
12,000, from about 8,000 to about 12,000, from about 8,500 to about
12,000, from about 9,000 to about 12,000, from about 9,500 to about
12,000, from about 10,000 to about 12,000, from about 10,500 to
about 12,000, from about 11,000 to about 12,000, from about 11,500
to about 12,000, from about 11,500 to about 3,000, from about
11,000 to about 3,000, from about 10,500 to about 3,000, from about
10,000 to about 3,000, from about 9,500 to about 3,000, from about
9,000 to about 3,000, from about 8,500 to about 3,000, from about
8,000 to about 3,000, from about 7,500 to about 3,000, from about
7,000 to about 3,000, from about 6,500 to about 3,000, from about
6,000 to about 3,000, from about 5,500 to about 3,000, from about
5,000 to about 3,000, from about 4,500 to about 3,000, from about
4,000 to about 3,000, from about 3,500 to about 3,000, from about
3,200 to about 11,400, from about 3,500 to about 11,000, from about
4,000 to about 10,500, from about 4,500 to about 10,000, from about
4,700 to about 8,400, or from about 5,500 to about 7,000.
Examples of non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s) include,
but are not limited to, PLURONIC-F38 (BASF), PLURONIC-F68 (BASF),
PLURONIC-F77 (BASF), PLURONIC-F87 (BASF) and PLURONIC-F88
(BASF).
The SWCCA can contain a total amount of the non-ionic surfactant(s)
or block copolymer(s), for example, in an amount ranging from about
90% by weight to about 60% by weight, based on the weight of the
SWCCA.
The non-ionic surfactant(s) or block co-polymer(s) can be, for
example, contained in the SWCCA in a total amount ranging from
about 90% by weight to about 65% by weight, from about 90% by
weight to about 70% by weight, from about 90% to about 75% by
weight, from about 90% to about 80% by weight, from about 90% by
weight to about 85% by weight, from about 60% by weight to about
85% by weight, from about 60% by weight to about 80% by weight,
from about 60% by weight to about 75% by weight, from about 60% by
weight to about 70% by weight, from about 60% by weight to about
65% by weight, from about 70% by weight to about 80% by weight,
based on the weight of the SWCCA.
In some embodiments, for example, some or all of the total amount
of non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s) in the SWCCA can
be replaced by or be one or more sorbitan esters. The sorbitan
esters can be, for example, optionally ethoxylated and/or
propyloxylated and/or esterified with a fatty acid. When optionally
esterified with a fatty acid, the sorbitan esters can form, for
example, one or more of a monolaurate, a monopalmitate, a
monostearate, or a monooleate. The one or more sorbitan esters can
be one or more polysorbates. Examples of polysorbates, include, but
are not limited to, one or more of the following polysorbates: 21,
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,
39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,
56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85.
In some embodiments, the polysorbate can be one or more of the
following polysorbates: 20, 21, 40, 60, 61, 65, 80 and 85. In some
embodiments, the, sorbitan ester is Tween 61.
The one or more sorbitan esters or polysorbates when present, can
be or replace, for example, from about 1% to about 100% of the
total amount of the non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s)
in the SWCCA.
The sorbitan esters or polysorbates can be or replace replace, for
example, from about 10% to about 100%, from about 20% to about
100%, from about 30% to about 100%, from about 40% to about 100%,
from about 50% to about 100%, from about 60% to about 100%, from
about 70% to about 100%, from about 80% to about 100%, from about
90% to about 100%, from about 1% to about 90%, from about 1% to
about 80%, from about 1% to about 70%, from about 1% to about 60%,
from about 1% to about 50%, from about 1% to about 40%, from about
1% to about 30%, from about 1% to about 20%, from about 1% to about
10%, from about 10% to about 90%, from about 20% to about 80%, from
about 30% to about 70%, or from about 40% to about 60%, of the
total weight of the non-ionic surfactant(s) or block copolymer(s)
in the SWCCA.
The sorbitan esters or polysorbates can be or replace, for example,
about 1%, about 5%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%,
about 30%, about 35%, about 40%, about 45%, about 50%, about 55%,
about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%,
about 90%, about 95%, or 100%, of the total weight of the non-ionic
surfactants(s) or block copolymer(s) in the SWCCA.
Fabric Conditioning Agent(s)
The SWCCA can contain one or more fabric conditioning agent(s).
Fabric conditioning agent(s) can include, for example, one or more
quaternary ammonium salts. Fabric conditioning agent(s) can
include, for example:
##STR00002## (counterion anion (X.sup.-) is present but not
shown).
In the structures above, the R group can be, for example, an acyl
group. The acyl group can have, for example, a chain that is alkyl,
or alkenyl, or alkynyl. The alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl chains can
be, for example, branched or straight chains, substituted or
unsubstituted, cyclic, or optionally interrupted by one or more
heteroatoms that can be, for example, oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen.
If the acyl group chain is an alkenyl chain, the chain can contain,
for example, one, or two, or three, or four, or five, or six, or
seven, or eight, or nine, or more double bonds. If two or more
double bonds are present in the alkenyl chain of the acyl group,
the double bonds may be, for example, conjugated, not conjugated,
or a combination of conjugated and not conjugated. If the acyl
group chain is an alkynyl chain, the chain can contain, for
example, one, or two, or three, or four, or five, or six, or seven,
or eight, or nine, or more triple bonds. If two or more triple
bonds are present in the chain of the acyl group, the triple bonds
can be, for example, conjugated, not conjugated, or a combination
of conjugated and non-conjugated. The acyl group can contain a
combination of one or more triple bonds and one or more double
bonds.
The acyl group can contain, for example, from 1 to 20 carbon atoms
(including the carbon atom of the carbonyl group). Thus, the acyl
group can contain, for example, 1 to 15 carbon atoms, 1 to 10
carbon atoms, 1 to 5 carbon atoms, 5 to 20 carbon atoms, 10 to 20
carbon atoms, 15 to 20 carbon atoms, or 5 to 15 carbon atoms
(including the carbon atom of the carbonyl group).
The acyl group can contain, for example, the following number of
carbon atoms;
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
or 20 carbon atoms (including the carbon atom of the carbonyl
group).
In the structures above, the R group can be, for example, an alkyl
group, an alkenyl group, or an alkynyl group. The alkyl, alkenyl,
or alkynyl groups can be, for example, branched or straight chain,
substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic, and optionally interrupted by
one or more heteroatoms that can be, for example, oxygen, sulfur,
or nitrogen. If the R group is an alkenyl group, the group can
contain, for example, one, or two, or three, or four, or five, or
six, or seven, or eight, or nine, or more double bonds. If two or
more double bonds are present in the alkenyl group, the double
bonds may be, for example, conjugated, not conjugated, or a
combination of conjugated and not conjugated. If the R group is an
alkynyl group, the group can contain, for example, one, or two, or
three, or four, or five, or six, or seven, or eight, or nine, or
more triple bonds. If two or more triple bonds are present in the
chain of the alkynyl group, the triple bonds can be, for example,
conjugated, not conjugated, or a combination of conjugated and
non-conjugated. The R group can contain a combination of one or
more triple bonds and one or more double bonds.
The alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group(s) can contain, for example,
from 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Thus, the groups(s) can contain, for
example, 1 to 15 carbon atoms, 1 to 10 carbon atoms, 1 to 5 carbon
atoms, 5 to 20 carbon atoms, 10 to 20 carbon atoms, 15 to 20 carbon
atoms, or 5 to 15 carbon atoms.
The alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group(s) can contain, for example,
the following number of carbon atoms: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 carbon atoms.
In anion counterion of the cationic surfactant is not limited. The
anion counterion can be, for example, a fluorine anion (F.sup.-), a
chlorine anion (Cl.sup.-), a bromine anion (Br.sup.-), or an iodine
anion (I.sup.-). The anion counter ion can be, for example, a
sulfate, a sulfite, a nitrate, a phosphate, a phosphite, a
bisulfite, a carbonate, a monohydrogen carbonate, a monohydrogen
phosphate, a dihydrogen phosphate, an acetate, a citrate, a
lactate, a pyruvate, a silicate, an ascorbate, a nitrite, or any
combination thereof. When the anion counterion has a negative
charge greater than -1 (e.g., -2, -3), the number of, for example,
positively charged ammonium containing molecules are adjusted to
balance negative and positive charges.
In some embodiments, the fabric conditioning agent(s) can be, for
example, one or more of trimethyltallowamidopropylammonium
chloride, trimethylcocalkylamidopropylammonium chloride,
trimethylerucylamidopropylammonium chloride, and
trimethylhydrogenatedtallowalkylamidopropylammoniummethosulfate.
In some embodiments, the fabric conditioning agent(s) can be, for
example, one or more of ARQUAD 12-35W (AkzoNobel), ARQUAD 16-29
(AkzoNobel), ARQUAD 16-50 (AkzoNobel), ARQUAD 2C-75 (AkzoNobel),
ARQUAD 2.10-80 (AkzoNobel), ARQUAD MCB-50 (AkzoNobel), ARQUAD SV-50
(AkzoNobel), ARQUAD SV-60 PG (AkzoNobel), ETHOQUAD C/25
(AkzoNobel), ARMOSOFT TWS-1 (AkzoNobel), or any combination
thereof. Preferably, the fabric conditioning agent is one or more
of a alkyl trimethyl ammonium compound or an amidopropyl trimethyl
ammonium compound, or preferably ARMOSOFT.RTM. TWS-1
(AkzoNobel).
The SWCCA can contain fabric conditioning agent(s) in a total
amount, for example, ranging from about 10% by weight to about 25%
by weight, based on the total weight of the SWCCA.
The fabric conditioning agent(s) can be contained in the SWCCA, in
a total amount, for example, ranging from about 10% by weight to
about 25% by weight, from about 10% by weight to about 20% by
weight, from about 10% by weight to about 15% by weight, from about
15% by weight to about 25% by weight, from about 20% by weight to
about 25% by weight, from about 10% by weight to about 20% by
weight, or from about 15% by weight to about 20% by weight, based
on the total weight of the SWCCA.
The fabric conditioning agent(s) can be contained in the SWCCA, in
a total amount, for example, of about 10% by weight, about 12% by
weight, about 15% by weight, about 16% by weight, about 17% by
weight, about 18% by weight, about 19% by weight, about 20% by
weight, about 21% by weight, about 22% by weight, about 23% by
weight, or about 24% by weight, based on the total weight of the
SWCCA.
Plasticizer(s)
The SWCCA, in some embodiments, does not contain a plasticizer.
In some embodiments, the SWCCA contains one or more plasticizers.
The one or more plasticizers can be, for example, glyceryl
stearate, polyethylene glycol (PEG) 100 stearate, PEG 200 stearate,
PEG 300 stearate, PEG 400 stearate, PEG 500 stearate, PEG 600
stearate, PEG 700 stearate, PEG 800 stearate, PEG 900 stearate, PEG
1,000 stearate, PEG 2,000 stearate, PEG 3,000 stearate, PEG 4,000
stearate, PEG 5,000 stearate, PEG 6,000 stearate, PEG 7,000
stearate, PEG 8,000 stearate, PEG 9,000 stearate, PEG 10,000
stearate, acetyltributyl citrate, acetyltriethyl citrate, benzyl
benzoate, cellulose acetate phthalate, chlorbutanol, dextrin,
dibutyl phthalate, dibutyl secacate, diethyl phthalate, dimethyl
phthalate, glycerin, glycerin monostearate, hypromellose phthalate,
mannitol, mineral oil an lanolin alcohols, palmitic acid,
polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl acetate phthalate, propylene glycol,
2-pyrrolidone, sorbitol, stearic acid, triacetin, tributyl citrate,
triethanolamine, and triethyl citrate.
In some embodiments, the one or more plasticizers can be a
combination of PEG 100-stearate and glyceryl monostearate. A
particular blend of PEG 100-stearate and glyceryl monostearate is
HALLSTAR GMS SE/AS.
In some embodiments, the SWCCA can contain, for example, a total
amount of one or more plasticizers ranging from about 8% by weight
to about 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the SWCCA. The
SWCCA can contain one or more plasticizers in a total amount
ranging from, for example, about 8% by weight to about 15% by
weight, about 9% by weight to about 15% by weight, from about 10%
by weight to about 15% by weight, from about 11% by weight to about
15% by weight, from about 12% by weight to about 15% by weight,
from about 13% by weight to about 15% by weight, from about 8% by
weight to about 13% by weight, from about 8% by weight to about 10%
by weight, or from about 9% by weight to about 13% by weight, based
on the total weight of the SWCCA.
The SWCCA can contain, for example, a total amount of one or more
plasticizers n of about 8% by weight, about 9% by weight, about 10%
by weight, about 11% by weight, about 12% by weight, about 13% by
weight about 14% by weight, or about 15% by weight, based on the
total weight of the SWCCA.
Colorants
In some embodiments, the SWCCA does not contain a colorant.
In some embodiments, the SWCCA contains one or more colorants.
The colorant(s) can be, for example, polymers.
The colorant(s) can be, for example, dyes.
The colorant(s) can be, for example, water-soluble polymeric
colorants.
The colorant(s) can be, for example, water-soluble dyes.
The colorant(s) can be, for example, colorants that are well-known
in the art or commercially available from dye or chemical
manufacturers.
The color of the colorant(s) is not limited, and can be, for
example, red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo, violet, or any
combination thereof.
The colorant(s) can be, for example, one or more Milliken LIQUITINT
colorants. The colorant(s) can be, for example Milliken LIQUITINT:
VIOLET LS, ROYAL MC, BLUE HP, BLUE MC, AQUAMARINE, GREEN HMC,
BRIGHT YELLOW, YELLOW LP, YELLOW BL, BRILLIANT ORAGNE, CRIMSON, RED
MX, PINK AL, RED BL, RED ST, or any combination thereof.
The colorant(s) can be, for example, one or more of Acid Blue 80,
Acid Red 52, and Acid Violet 48.
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When the colorant(s) are selected from the group consisting of Acid
Blue 80, Acid Red 52, and Acid Violet 48, the SWCCA, optionally,
does not contain a colorant stabilizer. Surprisingly, it has been
found that Acid Blue 80, Acid Red 52, and Acid Violet 48, do not
display significant discoloration over time, and thus, can be used
without (e.g., in the absence of) a colorant stabilizer.
The total amount of the one or more colorant(s) that can be
contained in the SWCCA, for example, can range from about 0.00001%
by weight to about 0.099% by weight, based on the total weight of
the SWCCA. The total amount of colorant(s) in the SWCCA can be, for
example, about 0.0001% by weight, about 0.001% by weight, about
0.01% by weight, about 0.05% by weight, or about 0.08% by weight,
based on the total weight of the SWCCA.
Colorant Stabilizer(s)
In some embodiments, the SWCCA can optionally contain a colorant
stabilizer. Colorant stabilizers have been disclosed herein. In
some embodiments, the colorant stabilizer can be citric acid.
The total amount of the optionally present colorant stabilizer(s)
in the SWCCA can range, for example, from about 0.01% by weight to
about 5.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the SWCCA. The
total amount of the colorant stabilizer(s) in the SWCCA can be, for
example, about 0.1% by weight, about 1% by weight, about 2% by
weight, about 3% by weight, or about 4% by weight, based on the
total weight of the SWCCA.
Perfume(s)
The SWCCA can optionally contain one or more perfumes. Some of all
of the one or more perfumes can be optionally encapsulated, for
example, in a microcapsule or a nanocapsule. Suitable perfumes are
disclosed herein, and are well-known to those of ordinary skill in
the art, and are available commercially from a variety of sources
such as Firmenich, Givaudan, International Flavors and Fragrances
(IFF), Oriental, and the like.
The total amount of the optionally present perfume(s) in the SWCCA
can range, for example, from about 0.10% by weight to about 10.0%
by weight, based on the total weight of the SWCCA. The total amount
of the perfume(s) can be, for example, about 0.5% by weight, about
1% by weight, about 2% by weight, about 4% by weight, about 6% by
weight, or about 8% by weight, based on the total weight of the
SWCCA.
Other Ingredient(s)
The SWCCA can optionally contain other ingredient(s) as disclosed
herein. Some optional ingredients can be, for example, U.S.
powdered sugar 10.times., DISINTEX 75, polyvinylpyrrolidone K15,
sodium sulfate, and sodium chloride.
Forms
The form of the SWCCA is not limited, and can be for example, a
powder, a pulverized powder, a tablet, a pastille, or crystalline
(e.g., crystal(s)). The SWCCA can be in the form of a unit dose
which can be, for example, a tablet. As tablet size increases to a
certain point, there becomes a need for including a disintegrant.
The disintegrant can be one or more known disintegrants. The
disintegrant can be, for example, one or more of hydroxypropyl
starch, lactose, corn starch, alginic acid, calcium alginate,
carboxymethylcellulose calcium, carboxymethylcellulose sodium,
cellulose, cellulose powdered, chitosan, colloidal silicon dioxide,
corn starch and pregelatinized starch, croscarmellose sodium,
crospovidone, docusate sodium, glycine, guar gum, low-substituted
hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium aluminum silicate, methyl
cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, polacrilin potassium,
povidone, sodium alginate, sodium starch glycolate, pregelatinized
starch, DISINTEX 75, or any combination thereof. Disintegrant(s)
can optionally be present in the SWCCA, for example, in a total
amount ranging from about 0.1% by weight to about 10% by weight,
based on the total weight of the SWCCA. The total amount of
disintegrant(s) in the SWCCA can be, for example, about 1% by
weight, about 3% by weight, about 5% by weight, about 7% by weight,
or about 9% by weight, based on the total weight of the SWCCA.
Pastilles or crystals or powders or tablets can, for example, be
combined together. The combinations can, for example, contain
pastilles or crystals or powders or tablets that have the same
ingredients in the same amounts, or can, for example, contain
different ingredients, or different amounts of the same
ingredients. The SWCCAs can be included with detergent(s) to form
cleaning agent compositions. Cleaning agent compositions are
disclosed herein, and SWCCAs can replace or augment STTCs in
cleaning agent compositions.
Methods of Use
The SWCCAs can be used to treat textiles (i.e., to impart scent or
soften or clean or decrease static build up when the treated
textile is subsequently dried). The SWCCAs can be used in a top
loading or front loading washer. The SWCCAs can be used in hot,
warm, or cold water. The SWCCAs can be used with a detergent in a
wash cycle, or separately but in conjunction with a detergent
(e.g., in a separate wash or rinse cycle). The SWCCAs can be used
in cleaning agent compositions. The textiles treated with the
SWCCAs (or STTCs) can, optionally, be in need of treatment.
Methods of Making SWCCAs
The SWCCAs can be made by any known method. The SWCCAs can be made,
for example, by heating the non-ionic surfactant(s) (optionally in
the presence of one or two or three or four or five or all of the
ingredients in the SWCCA) until the non-ionic surfactant(s) melt
and then adding and/or mixing the additional ingredients.
In some embodiments, the non-ionic surfactant(s) are blended with
the fabric conditioning agent(s) and the plasticizer(s), heated to
form a melt, and optionally mixed. Then, additional ingredients
such as colorant(s), colorant stabilizer(s), or fragrance(s) are
optionally added and blended. The blends are allowed to cool.
Optionally, the heated blends are added repeatedly in small
portions as drops to a polymeric film and then allowed to cool and
optionally removed from the polymeric film, thereby forming
pastilles.
In some embodiments, the SWCCAs can be in the form of tablets,
which can be unit doses. To make these, for example, the
ingredients in the SWCCAs are blended together, for example, at
room temperature, and compressed to form tablets. For larger
tablets, it is preferred to add a disintegrant to the mixture of
ingredients prior to compressing the mixture into tablets. The
blends can be, for example, dry powder blends.
The tableting can occur using any known tablet press, for example,
a rotary tablet press. The tableting compression force can range,
for example, from about 1,000 pounds to about 15,000 pounds. The
tableting compression force can be, for example, about 2,000
pounds, about 3,000 pounds, about 4,000 pounds, about 5,000 pounds,
about 6,000 pounds, about 7,000 pounds, about 8,000 pounds, about
9,000 pounds, about 10,000 pounds, about 11,000 pounds, about
12,000 pounds, about 13,000 pounds, or about 14,000 pounds.
Unit Doses
In some embodiments, any of the ingredients listed herein can be
combined and compressed, in any way disclosed herein, for forming a
unit dose such as the single-chamber unit dose product formats
described herein.
A representative unit dose formulation can be, for example: 25% by
weight powdered sugar 10.times.; 3.76% by weight polymer LR400, 1%
by weight sodium stearate, 1% by weight DISINTEX 75, 3% by weight
PVP-K15, 62.05% by weight sodium sulfate, 4.18% by weight perfume,
and 0.001% by weight Acid Blue 80, based on the total weight of the
formulation. The unit dose can contain, for example, about 10 g to
about 20 g, or about 12 g, or about 14 g, or about 16 g, or about
17 g, or about 19 g, of its formulation.
Another representative unit dose formulation can be, for example,
about 94% by weight solar salt with YPS (Morton), about 3.08% by
weight High Five ACM 190991 F fragrance (Firmenich), about 0.77% by
weight Super Soft Pop 190870 fragrance (Firmenich), about 0.005%
Acid Blue 80 dye, and about 1.75% by weight Zeofree.RTM. 5161 flow
aid (Huber).
Another representative unit dose formulation can be, for example,
about 91% by weight solar salt with YPS (Morton), about 2.91% by
weight High Five ACM 190991 F fragrance (Firmenich), about 0.73% by
weight Super Soft Pop 190870 fragrance (Firmenich), about 0.004%
Acid Blue 80 dye, about 2.84% by weight Zeofree.RTM. 5161 flow aid
(Huber), and about 2.4% by weight water.
Liquid Textile Treating Compositions ("LTTCs")
In some embodiments is provided liquid textile treating
compositions ("LTTCs").
The LTTCs can comprise, for example, one or more polyethylene
glycols ("PEGs"), one or more alcohols, one or more fabric
conditioning agents, water, optionally one or more colorants, and
optionally one or more perfumes.
PEG(s)
PEGs are disclosed herein. The one or more PEGs are not limited,
and can be, for example, PEG 100, PEG 200, PEG 300, PEG 400, PEG
500, PEG 600, PEG 700, PEG 800, PEG 900, PEG 1,000, PEG 2,000, PEG
3,000, PEG 4,000, PEG 5,000, PEG 6,000, PEG 7,000, PEG 8,000, PEG
9,000, or PEG 1,000.
The total amount of the one or more PEGs contained in the LTTC, for
example, can range from about 65% by weight to about 80% by weight,
based on the total weight of the LTTC. The total amount of the one
or more PEGs can be, for example, about 66% by weight, about 67% by
weight, about 68% by weight, about 69% by weight, about 70% by
weight, about 71% by weight, about 72% by weight, about 73% by
weight, about 74% by weight, about 75% by weight, about 76% by
weight, about 77% by weight, about 78% by weight, or about 79% by
weight, based on the total weight of the LTTC.
Alcohol(s)
The LTTCs can comprise, for example, one or more alcohols. The one
or more alcohols can be, for example, one or more polyols. The one
or more polyols can be, for example, glycerol, xylitol, D-xylose,
L-xylose, erythritol, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol, or any
combination thereof.
The LTTCs can contain a total amount of the one or more alcohols,
for example, in a total amount ranging from about 1% by weight to
about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the LTTC. The
total amount of the one or more alcohols can be, for example, about
1.5% by weight, about 2% by weight, about 2.5% by weight, about 3%
by weight, about 3.5% by weight, about 4% by weight, about 4.5% by
weight, or about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the
LTTC.
Water
The LTTC can contain water, for example, in a total amount ranging
from about 5% by weight to about 12% by weight, based on the total
weight of the LTTC. The total amount of the water can be, for
example, about 5% by weight, about 5.5% by weight, about 6.0% by
weight, about 6.5% by weight, about 7% by weight, about 7.5% by
weight, about 8% by weight, about 8.5% by weight, about 9% by
weight, about 9.5% by weight, about 10% by weight, about 10.5% by
weight, about 11% by weight, or about 11.5% by weight, based on the
total weight of the LTTC.
Fabric Conditioning Agent(s)
The LTTC can contain, for example, one or more fabric conditioning
agents as disclosed herein. The total amount of the fabric
conditioning agents can range, for example, from about ranging from
about 10% by weight to about 25% by weight, based on the total
weight of the LTTC.
The fabric conditioning agent(s) can be contained in the LTTC, in a
total amount, for example, ranging from about 10% by weight to
about 25% by weight, from about 10% by weight to about 20% by
weight, from about 10% by weight to about 15% by weight, from about
15% by weight to about 25% by weight, from about 20% by weight to
about 25% by weight, from about 10% by weight to about 20% by
weight, or from about 15% by weight to about 20% by weight, based
on the total weight of the LTTC.
The fabric conditioning agents(s) can be contained in the LTTC, in
a total amount, for example, of about 10% by weight, about 12% by
weight, about 15% by weight, about 16% by weight, about 17% by
weight, about 18% by weight, about 19% by weight, about 20% by
weight, about 21% by weight, about 22% by weight, about 23% by
weight, or about 24% by weight, based on the total weight of the
LTTC.
The fabric conditioning agents can include cationic surfactants or
polymers or fabric softeners as described above.
Colorant(s)
The LTTCs can optionally contain one or more colorant(s) as
disclosed herein. The total amount of the one or more colorant(s)
that can be contained in the LTTC, for example, can range from
about 0.0005% by weight to about 0.0100% by weight, based on the
total weight of the LTTC.
Colorant Stabilizers
In some embodiments, the LTTCs can optionally contain one or more
colorant stabilizers as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the
colorant stabilizer can be citric acid.
The total amount of the optionally present colorant stabilizer(s)
in the LTTC can range, for example, from about 0.0005% by weight to
about 0.25% by weight, based on the total weight of the LTTC.
Perfume(s)
In some embodiments, the LTTCs can optionally contain one or more
perfumes as disclosed herein and as are known to those of ordinary
skill in the art. Some of all of the one or more perfumes can be
optionally encapsulated, for example, in a microcapsule or a
nanocapsule.
The total amount of the optionally present perfume(s) in the LTTCs
can range, for example, from about 3.500% by weight to about 11.00%
by weight, based on the total weight of the LTTCs.
Other Ingredient(s)
The LTTCs can optionally contain other ingredient(s) as disclosed
herein. The total amount of the optionally present other
ingredients(s) in the LTTCs can range, for example, from about
0.0120% by weight to about 0.2500% by weight, based on the total
weight of the LTTCs.
Methods of Use
The LTTCs can be used to treat textiles (i.e., to impart scent or
soften or clean or decrease static build up while subsequently
drying). The LTTCs can be used in a top loading or front loading
washer. The LTTCs can be used in hot, warm, or cold water. The
LTTCs can be used with a detergent, or separately but in
conjunction with a detergent (e.g., in a separate wash or rinse
cycle. The LTTCs can be used in cleaning agent compositions. The
textiles treated by LTTCs, or cleaning agent compositions
containing LTTCs, can optionally be in need of treatment.
Methods of Making LTTCs
The LTTCs can be made by any known method. The LTTCs can be made,
for example, by optionally heating and mixing alcohol(s), the
PEG(s), the fabric conditioning agent(s), and the water. After
mixing, for example, at room temperature, or optionally, with heat,
for example, at 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100 degrees F., any remaining
ingredients (e.g., perfume(s), colorant(s)) are added with mixing.
The resulting LTTC is then allowed to cool to room temperature.
Treated Textiles
In one inventive embodiment is provided a textile treated by an
STTC or an SWCCA or an LTTC.
The act of treating a textile can refer to, or example, one or more
of: i) applying a perfume to a textile; ii) softening a textile;
iii) applying a perfume to and softening a textile; iv) cleaning a
textile; v) rendering the textile resistant to static build up
during drying; or vi) cleaning a textile and applying a perfume to
and softening a textile and rendering the textile resistant to
static build up during drying; or any combination thereof.
When rendering a textile resistant to static buildup (e.g.,
reducing static (electricity) during subsequent drying of the
treated textile), treatment of the textile can decrease the number
of nano coulombs of charge built up during drying, relative to an
untreated control textile, by an amount ranging, for example, from
about 40% to about 80%. The amount of reduction can be, for
example, about 45%, about 50%, about 55%, about 60%, about 65%,
about 70%, or about 75%.
The textile, after being treated, may be further processed, for
example by drying, pressing, ironing, steaming, sewing, and the
like.
The textile can be in need of treating.
The following examples are illustrative and do not limit the scope
of the disclosure of the claims.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Formation of a Perfume Containing Solid Textile-Treating
Composition
13 g of polyethylene glycol 8000 ("PEG 8000") were melted in a
heated container equipped with a stirring apparatus. 0.25 g of
citric acid, 2.25 g of perfume (Mayflowers TD 485531 EB
(Firmenich)), and 0.00650 g of Milliken Liquitint.RTM. Royal MC
colorant were added to the melted PEG 8000, with stirring, to
create a homogenously mixed molten coating mixture.
The molten coating mixture was poured onto 79.494 g of Kleer Salt
(Morton) granules. The salt granules and melted coating mixture
were agitated, thereby producing coated salt granules.
The coated salt granules were then cooled such that the coating
remained tacky, and the 5.00 g of sodium sulfate powder were
applied to the exterior coating surface of the coated granules to
produce a solid textile-treating composition.
Example 2
Formation of a Perfume and Fabric Softener Containing Solid
Textile-Treating Composition
13 g of polyethylene glycol 8000 ("PEG 8000") were melted in a
heated container equipped with a stirring apparatus. 0.25 g of
citric acid, 2.40 g of perfume (High Five ACM 190991 (Firmenich)),
and 0.00650 g of Milliken Liquitint.RTM. Royal MC colorant were
added to the melted PEG 8000, with stirring, to create a
homogenously mixed molten coating mixture.
The molten coating mixture was poured onto 79.354 g of pretzel salt
(Morton) granules. The salt granules and melted coating mixture
were agitated, thereby producing coated salt granules.
The coated salt granules were then cooled such that the coating
remained tacky, and the 2.75 g of sodium sulfate and 2.24 grams of
the cationic polymer UCARE LR-400, a cationic HEC polymer, were
applied to the exterior coating surface of the coated granules to
produce a solid textile-treating composition.
Example 3
Formation of an SWCCA in the Form of Pastilles
A block copolymer (PLURONIC F-38) was mixed with a fabric condition
agent (ARMOSOFT TWS-1) and a plasticizer mixture (glyceryl
monostearate and PEG-100 monostearate) and the mixture was heated
to about 133.degree. F. The mixture melted. A colorant and a
perfume were added to the melted mixture, mixing is effected, and
the mixture was then dropped repeatedly in small portions onto a
polymeric film to form drops. The drops were hardened to form
pastilles, which were then removed from the polymeric film. The
amounts of ingredients blended together (Formulae 1-3) are
presented in the table, below (QA means quality adjusted with color
and fragrance to make 100% by weight of the formula):
TABLE-US-00001 Formula # 1 Formula # 2 Formula # 3 Chemical Name
Ingredients % Ingredients % Ingredients % PLURONIC F-38 73.6 68.45
63.45 EO/PO ARMOSOFT 9.85 15 20 TWS-1(85%) GMS SE/AS 13 13 13
Colorant QA QA QA Perfume QA QA QA
Example 4
Formation of LTTCs
Polyethylene glycol 200, glycerin, and ARMOSOFT TWS-1 were mixed
together with heating. After approximately 10 minutes, water, a
colorant, and a perfume were added. The resulting solutions were
allowed to cool to room temperature. The contents of the LTTC
formulations are presented in the table, below (QA means quality
adjusted with color and fragrance to make 100% by weight of the
formula):
TABLE-US-00002 Formula #1 Formula # 2 Formula # 3 Chemical Name
Ingredients % Ingredients % Ingredients % Polyethylene Glycol 74.34
74.34 74.34 200 Glycerin 2.5 2.5 2.5 ARMOSOFT 9.85 15 20 TWS-1(85%
Active) Water 8 8 8 Colorant QA QA QA Perfume QA QA QA
Example 5
Preparation of Unit Dose Tablets and Solubility Testing Thereof
Unit dose tablets were prepared by compressing, with 9000 pounds of
force, the following ingredients, to form the tablets:
TABLE-US-00003 Component % Formula (by weight) U.S. Powdered Sugar
10 x 25.00 Polymer LR-400 3.76 Sodium Stearate P-100V 1.00 Disintex
75 1.00 Polyvinylpyrrolidone-K15 3.00 Sodium sulfate powder 62.052
Mayflowers TD190832F 4.18 Acid Blue 80 (12% premix 0.08 .001% pure
dye) with polypropylene glycol)
24 Tablets in total were made. Each tablet weight about 17 g.
A representative tablet was tested for ability to dissolve in water
as follows: a 17 gram tablet was placed in 700 g of water having a
temperature of 68 degrees F. The tablet dissolved in 2 minutes and
15 seconds.
Example 6
Preparation of Unit Dose Solid Fragrance Boosters
Unit dose packets of fragrance booster STTCs were prepared by
mixing the following ingredients:
TABLE-US-00004 Component % Formula (by weight) Solar salt with YPS
91.1 Zeofree .RTM. 5161 2.84 High Five ACM 190991 F 2.91 Super Soft
Pop 190870 0.728 Water 2.37 Acid Blue 80 (12% premix 0.00429 with
polypropylene glycol)
In a related formulation, unit dose packets of fragrance booster
were prepared by mixing the following ingredients:
TABLE-US-00005 Component % Formula (by weight) Solar salt with YPS
94.4 Zeofree .RTM. 5161 1.75 High Five ACM 190991 F 3.077 Super
Soft Pop 190870 0.769 Acid Blue 80 (12% premix 0.00450 with
polypropylene glycol)
Following formulation, the fragrance delivery STTCs were packaged
into single-chamber PVOH film packets using the Cloud machinery and
methodology as described elsewhere herein. In related such
embodiments, the fragrance delivery STTCs were included in unit
dose containers also containing detergent-containing formulations.
These unit dose STTCs are suitable for delivery of fragrance to
fabrics by including the unit dose STTCs with the clothing in the
wash chamber at the beginning of the wash cycle.
Example 7
Testing for the Ability to Soften Textiles
A Phabrometer Instrument, manufactured by Nucybertek, was employed
to test to softening ability.
12 knitted cotton replicate fabric pieces (disc shaped) were
created from 4 independent fabric swatches. Five pounds of ballast
were included for each wash of the swatches. The swatches (3 reps
per fabric swatch) and ballast were washed in cells using All Free
Clear detergent. ARMOSOFT-TWS-1 containing formulations were added
to the wash cycle of cells 1-3 but not added to cell 4 (control
cell). Terry towels were also included in the wash cells for
subjective testing.
The following is the amount of ARMOSOFT-TWS-1 in the formulations
in % by weight, based on the total weight of the formulations:
TABLE-US-00006 Weight % ARMOSOFT-TWS-1 Formulation Cell # in
Formulation Designation 1 9.85% by weight CR1-105-EX 2 15% by
weight CR1-136-EX 3 20% by weight CR1-1237-EX 4 Untreated
Untreated
The settings for each cell were as follows:
TABLE-US-00007 Settings Water Hardness - 150 ppm Water Temperature
- 90 degrees F. Dosages 32.21 g of formulation, where applicable
Wash Cycle - 14 minutes Water Level - 18 gallons
After each run, the washed towels were dried for 60 minutes. The
dry swatches were evaluated in the Phabrometer by being
individually weighed down and forced through an orifice while
measuring and/or calculating hand attributes (e.g., softness).
Response softness was found to be as follows base on weight % of
ARMOSOFT-TWS-1 in the formulation:
TABLE-US-00008 Active Letter Letter Letter Least Square Level
Designation Designation Designation Mean 20% by wt. A 6.51 15% by
wt. A B 6.43 untreated B C 6.31 10% by wt. C 6.29
Levels not connected by the same letter are significantly
different.
The results indicate that 20% inclusion of ARMOSOFT-TWS-1 showed a
statistically difference in softening as perceived by the
Phabrometer. The 15% inclusion level showed a trend of improved
softening but was not statistically different than untreated. The
10% inclusion level did not show any softening response by the
Phabrometer.
All publications, patents, and patent applications mentioned herein
are incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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